Determination of phthalates in beverages using multiwalled carbon nanotubes dispersive solid-phase extraction before

Javier González-Sálamo1, Javier Hernández-Borges1, María Del Mar Afonso2

  • 1Unidad Departamental de Química Analítica, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), San Cristóbal de Laguna, Spain.

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