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A random sampling was carried out in the coffee beans collected for the preparation of the organic green coffee reference material in view of assessing the homogeneity and the presence of soil as impurity. Fifteen samples were taken for the between-sample homogeneity evaluation. One of the samples was selected and 10 test portions withdrawn for the within-sample homogeneity evaluation. Br, Ca, Co, Cs, Fe, K, Na, Rb, Sc and Zn were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The F-test demonstrated that the material is homogeneous for Ca, Co, Cs, K and Sc, but not homogeneous for Br, Fe, Na, Rb and Zn. Results of terrigenous elements suggested negligible soil contamination in the raw material.
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Tagliaferro, F., De Nadai Fernandes, E. & Bacchi, M. Quality assessment of organic coffee beans for the preparation of a candidate reference material. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 269, 371–375 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0394-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0394-0