attempted to determine which of three sequestering agents (citric acid, ammonium citrate, and

ethylene diamino-tetra-acetic-acid or EDTA), thickened with a 5% gelatin solution, would better

remove iron corrosion from tinplated metals. The best of the three would be the one which most
effectively removed iron corrosion while leaving the appearance of the tin unaffected. Using atomic
absorption spectroscopy, the Macbeth colorimeter and visual observations, it was determined that
EDTA was the best choice. While not as effective in removing the iron corrosion, tests showed