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An enzymatic method for TLC detection and determination of fenitrothion in water
1c/o Biological Oceanography Division, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula-403 004, Goa, India.
Talanta
|February 1, 1982
Abstract:
A simple enzymatic method is described for field TLC detection and determination of fenitrothion as fenitrooxon in water, with pig liver acetone powder as enzyme source. By this method, fenitrothion can be detected as fenitrooxon at ng levels and amounts ranging from 5 to 50 ng can be estimated.
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