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Sample seawater containing trace methyl mercury was acidified and adsorbed on hydrosulfo-cotton, washed with hydrochloric acid, extracted by benzene and dried, and then determined by a gas chromatograph with electron capture detector. This method, which can detect a minimum concentration of 0.1×10−10%, can be used to monitor the 10−10% content of methyl mercury in seawater.
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Zhongzhu, W., Xianzhou, C. Study on the determination of trace methyl mercury in seawater by gas chromatography. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 8, 37–45 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02846450
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02846450