Spectroscopic and Spectrometric Methods Used for the Screening of Certain Herbal Food Supplements Suspected of Adulteration

Cristina Mateescu ¹, Anca Mihaela Popescu ^1,2 * , Gabriel Lucian Radu ², Tatiana Onisei ¹, Adina Elena Raducanu ¹

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