title: Applicability of neutron activation analysis (NAA) in quantitative determination of some essential and toxic trace elements in food articles.
abstract: Accurate and reliable data on microgram and nanogram quantities of some essential and toxic elements in most food articles are very scarce. Neutron activation analysis (NAA), with its essentially blankfree advantage, is a valuable approach in the field of determination of trace elements in different foodstuffs and diets. Accordingly, various radiochemical (RNAA) and instrumental (INAA) approaches have been developed in our laboratory for the element As, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, I, Mo, Ni, Sb, Se, Sn, Th, U, V, and others, and verified by the analysis of compositionally appropriate certified reference materials.
authors.affiliation: J. Stefan Institute, Jamova, 39, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dermelj
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stibilj
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benedik
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Slejkovec
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaćimović
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D010125:Ostreidae; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D012016:Reference Values; D018724:Spinacia oleracea; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements