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  1. Mercury determination in various environmental, food and material complex matrices using unified operating conditions for a cold vapor generation high-resolution continuum source quartz tube atomic absorption spectrometry method
    Lucia Chirita, Eniko Covaci, Michaela Ponta, Tiberiu Frentiu
    Analytical Methods, 2023, 15, 6294-6301.

  2. Total and Inorganic Arsenic Determination in Soil, Sediments, and Sludge by Hydride Generation High-Resolution Continuum Source Quartz Tube Atomic Absorption Spectrometry in Dilute Hydrochloric Acid Using Borohydride and L-Cysteine
    Lucia Chirita, Tiberiu Frentiu, Michaela Ponta, Eniko Covaci
    Analytical Letters, 2023, DOI:10.1080/00032719.2023.2258239.

  3. In-situ Diffusive Gradients in thin-films passive sampling coupled with ex-situ small-sized electrothermal vaporization capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry as green and white method for the simultaneous determination of labile species of toxic elements in surface water
    Simion Bogdan Angyus, Marin Senila, Tiberiu Frentiu, Michaela Ponta, Maria Frentiu, Eniko Covaci
    Talanta, 2023, 259, article number 124551.

  4. Unified analysis method for total and inorganic As determination in foodstuffs by hydride generation high-resolution continuum source quartz tube atomic absorption spectrometry
    Lucia Chirita, Eniko Covaci, Michaela Ponta, Tiberiu Frentiu
    Analytical Methods, 2023, 15, 1734-1746.

  5. Simultaneous determination of Cd, Pb, Cu and Zn as total and labile fractions in soil using a small-sized electrothermal vaporization capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometer after diffusive gradients in thin-film passive accumulation
    Simion Bogdan Angyus, Marin Senila, Eniko Covaci, Michaela Ponta, Maria Frentiu, Tiberiu Frentiu
    Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2023, Advance article.

  6. The influence of the distillation process on the content of metals in home- and industrially-brewed alcoholic beverages – Risk assessment to human health
    Norbert Muntean, Tiberiu Frentiu, Gabor Rakos, Eniko Covaci
    Studia UBB Chemia, 2022, 67, 215-234.

  7. Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Nano- and Polycrystalline Manganites La(0.7−x)EuxBa0.3MnO3
    Roman Atanasov, Rares Bortnic, Razvan Hirian, Eniko Covaci, Tiberiu Frentiu, Florin Popa, Iosif Grigore Deac
    Molecules, 2022, 15, article number 7645.

  8. Greenness and whiteness profiles of UV/Vis photochemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry method for mercury determination and speciation in food and water
    Eniko Covaci, Tiberiu Frentiu
    Studia UBB Chemia, 2022, 67, 7-25.

  9. Effect of in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion on some nutritional characteristics of several dried fruits
    Teodora Scrob, Eniko Covaci, Anamaria Hosu, Claudiu Tanaselia, Dorina Casoni, Anamaria Iulia Torok, Tiberiu Frentiu, Claudia Cimpoiu
    Food Chemistry, 2022, 385, article number 132713.

  10. Application of Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometric Techniques and Multivariate Statistical Analysis in the Hydrogeochemical Profiling of Caves—Case Study Cloșani, Romania
    Anamaria Iulia Torok,Erika Andrea Levei, Silviu Constantin, Oana Teodora Moldovan, Marin Senila, Oana Cadar, Dorina Casoni, Simion Bogdan Angyus, Claudiu Tanaselia, Eniko Covaci,Tiberiu Frentiu.
    Molecules, 2021, 26, article number 6788.

  11. Selective electroextraction of base metals from leaching solutions obtained during the recycling of waste printed circuit boards. II. Selective potentiostatic electrodeposition of copper, tin and lead
    Marian-Iosif Frîncu, Eniko Covaci, Sorin-Aurel Dorneanu, Petru Ilea.
    Studia UBB Chemia, 2021, 66, 137-149.

  12. Simultaneous Determination of As, Bi, Sb, Se, Te, Hg, Pb and Sn by Small-Sized Electrothermal Vaporization Capacitively Coupled Plasma Microtorch Optical Emission Spectrometry Using Direct Liquid Microsampling.
    Simion Angyus Bogdan, Erika Levei, Dorin Petreus, Radu Etz, Eniko Covaci, Oana Teodora Moldovan, Michaela Ponta, Eugen Darvasi, Tiberiu Frentiu.
    Molecules, 2021, 26, article number 2642.

  13. Heavy Metal-Resistant Filamentous Fungi as Potential Mercury Bioremediators.
    Cristina Vacar, Eniko Covaci, Somsubhra Chakraborty, Bin Li, David C. Weindorf, Tiberiu Frentiu, Marcel Parvu, Dorina Podar.
    Journal of Fungi, 2021, 7, article number 386.

  14. Determination of selenium in food and environmental samples by hydride generation high-resolution continuum source quartz furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.
    Lucia Chirița, Eniko Covaci, Augustin C. Moț, Michaela Ponta, Alexandra Gandea, Tiberiu Frențiu*.
    Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2021, 36, 267-272.

  15. Selective electroextraction of base metals from leaching solutions obtained during the recycling of waste printed circuit boards. I. Intensive galvanostatic electrodeposition of copper.
    Marian-Iosif Frincu, Eniko Covaci,Sorin A. Dorneanu, Petru Ilea.
    Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Chemia, 2020, LXV, 3, 33-44.

  16. Analytical performance and validation of optical emission and atomic absorption spectrometry methods for multielemental determination in vegetables and fruits.
    Eniko Covaci, Marin Șenila, Michaela Ponta Tiberiu Frențiu.
    Revue Roumaine de Chimie, 2020, 65(7-8), 573 – 578.

  17. Characterization of Lycium barbarum L. berry cultivated in North Macedonia: A chemometric approach.
    Eniko Covaci, Marin Șenilă, Loredana F. Leopold, Neli-Kinga Olah, Codruța Cobzac, Violeta Ivanova-Petropulos, Biljana Balabanova, Oana Cadar, Anca Becze, Michaela Ponta, Augustin C. Moț, Tiberiu Frențiu*.
    Journal of Berry Research, 2020, 10, 223 - 241.

  18. Sensors array for monitoring and automation of the electrochemical recovery of metals from waste printed circuit boards.
    Sorin-Aurel Dorneanu, Eniko Covaci, Florica-Imre Lucaci, Graziella Turdean*
    Studia UBB Chemia, 2019, LXIV, 555-565.

  19. Eco-scale non-chromatographic speciation in fish using formic acid extraction and UV-Vis photochemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry.
    Eniko Covaci, Simion Bogdan Angyus, Marin Șenilă, Michaela Ponta, Eugen Darvasi, Maria Frențiu, Tiberiu Frențiu*.
    Microchemical Journal, 2018, 141, 155 - 162.

  20. Mercury speciation in fish tissue by eco-scale thermal decomposition atomic absorption spectrometry: method validation and risk exposure to methylmercury.
    Marin Șenilă, Eniko Covaci, Oana Cadar, Michaela Ponta, Maria Frențiu, Tiberiu Frențiu.
    Chemical Papers, 2018, 72, 441 - 448.

  21. A highly sensitive eco-scale method for mercury determination in water and food using photochemical vapor generation and miniaturized instrumentation for capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry.
    Eniko Covaci, Marin Șenilă, Claudiu Tanaselia, Bogdan S. Angyius, Michaela Ponta, Eugen Darvasi, Maria Frențiu, Tiberiu Frențiu.
    Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2018, 33, 799 - 808.

  22. Methylmercury determination in seafood by photochemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry.
    Eniko Covaci, Marin Şenilă, Michaela Ponta, Eugen Darvasi, Dorin Petreuş, Maria Frenţiu, Tiberiu Frențiu.
    Talanta, 2017, 170, 464 - 472.

  23. Mercury speciation in seafood using non-chromatographic chemical vapor generation capacitively coupled plasma microtorch optical emission spectrometry method evaluation of methylmercury exposure.
    Eniko Covaci, Marin Șenilă, Michaela Ponta, Eugen Darvasi, Maria Frențiu, Tiberiu Frențiu.
    Food Control, 2017, 82, 266 - 273.

  24. Simultaneous determination of Zn, Cd, Pb and Cu in mushrooms by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry.
    Enikő Covaci*, Eugen Darvasi, Michaela Ponta
    Studia UBB Chemia, 2017, LXII, 133-144.

  25. Preparation and characterization of novel [Fe(methylisopropylglyoximato)2(amine)2] mixed chelates.
    Csaba Jr. Várhelyi, E. Kuzmann, Zoltan Homonnay, Attila Lengyel, Gyorgy Pokol, V. Izvekov, Roland Szalay, Attila-Zsolt Kun, Maria Tomoaia-Cotisel, Enikő Covaci, Vijayendra Kumar Garg, Aderbal Carlos de Oliveira, F. Goga
    Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2015, 304, 745-750.