Fabrication of an effective gold nanoparticle/graphene/Nafion® modified glassy carbon electrode for high sensitive detection of trace Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Cu²⁺ in tobacco and tobacco products

• Main Authors: Palisoc, Shirley T., Valeza, Nadia Christabel C., Natividad, Michelle T.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Tobacco—Heavy metal content; Cigarettes; Graphene; Nanoparticles; Anodic stripping voltammetry
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1751; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2750&context=faculty_research
• Institution: De La Salle University

The heavy metal contamination in tobacco (nicotania tabacum) and tobacco products was investigated in this study. Samples of commercially available cigarettes and traditional Philippine cigars, dried tobacco leaves, tobacco stalk, and soil were tested to confirm their heavy metal content. The World...