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Organic mercury speciation in fish by capillary gas chromatography interfaced with atomic absorption spectrometry

Speziation von organischem Quecksilber in Fisch mit Hilfe der Capillar-Gas-Chromatographie in Verbindung mit AAS

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A rapid method for the speciation of mercury in fish has been described. Organomercurials in benzene extract were separated by glass capillary gas chromatography and detected by atomic absorption spectrometry. Spiked alkylmercury in fish yielded 95% recovery with one single extraction with benzene. The absolute detection limit was about 1.0×10−10 g mercury. The method can be applied to the determination of 0.04 ppm of mercury in a 0.5 g sample.

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  1. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 934, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China

    Jiang Gui-bin, Ni Zhe-ming, Wang Shun-rong & Han Heng-bin

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Gui-bin, J., Zhe-ming, N., Shun-rong, W. et al. Organic mercury speciation in fish by capillary gas chromatography interfaced with atomic absorption spectrometry. Z. Anal. Chem. 334, 27–30 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00481966

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