Fast quantitative analysis of boric acid by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry coupled with a simple and selective

Li-Min Zeng1, Hao-Yang Wang, Yin-Long Guo

  • 1Shanghai Mass Spectrometry Center, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.

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