FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JEQUITINHONHA AND MUCURI VALLEYS

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

39803-371 TEÓFILO OTONI – MINAS GERAIS -BRAZIL

Teófilo Otoni MG, Brazil, July, 29, 2014

Dear Editor-in-Chief

Talanta

We are herewith submitting the attached manuscript entitled “A fast and

environmentally-friendly method for determination of chemical oxygen demand by using the
heterogeneous fenton-like process (H2O2/Fe3-xCoxO4 nanoparticles) as an oxidant” for
consideration for publication in Talanta.

All authors have agreed to the manuscript submission. The manuscript presents novel
results that have not been previously published, nor will they be submitted for publication
elsewhere while the manuscript is under consideration for publication in Talanta.

We hope that in view of these novel results our manuscript can be considered
for publication in Talanta.

Thank you very much,

Sincerely,

Prof. Jairo Lisboa Rodrigues

Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
39803-371 Teófilo Otoni
Minas Gerais
Brazil.