African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Determination of concentration of heavy metals in ginger using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy

Kusse Gudishe Goroya
  • Kusse Gudishe Goroya
  • Physics Department, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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Zewde Mitiku
  • Zewde Mitiku
  • Physics Department, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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Yoseph Alresawum Asresahegn
  • Yoseph Alresawum Asresahegn
  • Physics Department, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Kotebe Metropolitan University, P. O. Box 31248, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 15 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 25 March 2019
  •  Published: 30 June 2019

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