Polarographic and voltammetric determination of trace amounts of 2-nitronaphthalene

Karolina Pecková1, Jirí Barek, Josino Costa Moreira

  • 1Department of Analytical Chemistry, UNESCO Laboratory of Environmental Electrochemistry, Charles University, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic.

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