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Table 2 Temperature programming of GF-AAS for the analysis of Cd, Cr, Pb, As and Se in tea leaves and soil samples

From: Determination of heavy metals in the soils of tea plantations and in fresh and processed tea leaves: an evaluation of six digestion methods

Stages

Cd temperature  °C, hold time (s)

Cr temperature  °C, hold time (s)

Pb temperature  °C, hold time (s)

As temperature  °C, hold time (s)

Se temperature  °C, hold time (s)

Stage-1

150, 20

150, 20

150, 20

150, 20

150, 20

Stage-2

250, 10

250, 10

250, 10

250, 10

250, 10

Stage-3

500, 10

800, 10

800, 10

600, 10

600, 10

Stage-4

500, 10

800, 10

800, 10

600, 10

600, 10

Stage-5

500, 3

800, 3

800, 3

600, 3

600, 3

Stage-6

2200, 2

2300, 2

2400, 2

2200, 2

2200, 2

Stage-7

2400, 2

2500, 2

2500, 2

2500, 2

2400, 2