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Development and application of the cold-vapour techniques for the determination of mercury in biological materials — A review

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The development of the cold-vapour technique for the determination of mercury is reviewed, from the early methods by which mercury in a sample was converted into a vapour for absorption measurements, to the recent developments utilizing reduction of mercury to the elemental state with tin(II) chloride and its measurement with an atomic-absorption spectrophotometer. Application of the technique to the analysis of a number of materials is discussed, especially its increasing role in the estimation of environmental exposure. Interferences, including broad-band absorption, are considered, together with methods for compensation or elimination.

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Über die Entwicklung des Kalt-Dampf-Verfahrens zur Quecksilberbestimmung wurde berichtet, beginnend von den frühen Methoden, wobei das Hg einer Probe zum Zweck der Absorptionsmessung verdampft wurde, bis zu den jüngsten Verfahren, wobei das Hg mit Zinn(II)chlorid bis zum elementaren Zustand reduziert und atomabsorptionsspektrophotometrisch gemessen wird. Die Anwendung auf die Analyse einer Reihe von Stoffen wurde erörtert und besonders auf die Umweltuntersuchungen Bedacht genommen. Störungsmöglichkeiten durch flüchtige Begleitstoffe und Methoden zu deren Kompensation bzw. Eliminierung wurden besprochen.

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Helsby, C.A. Development and application of the cold-vapour techniques for the determination of mercury in biological materials — A review. Mikrochim Acta 65, 307–320 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01217838

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