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. 2023 Feb 15;9(3):e13729. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13729

Table 2.

Instrumental conditions for Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (FAAS) for the determination of macrominerals in food samples.

Element Acetylene (L min−1) Air (L min−1) Wavelength (nm) Slit width (nm) Lamp current (mA) Lamp mode
Potassium 2 13.5 766.5 1.0 5 NON-BGCa
Sodium 2 13.5 589.0 0.5 5 NON-BGCa
Calcium 2 13.5 422.7 0.5 10 NON-BGCa
Magnesium 2 13.5 285.2 0.5 4 BGC-D2b
a

NON-BC, no background correction.

b

BGC-D2, deuterium background correction.