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Photoactivation analysis is used for the determination of heavy metals in water and humic substances. Isolated humic acids serve as a carrier of environmental pollutants. The investigation of the drinking water catchment area in the middle German conurbation Leipzig/ Halle shows it to be endangered from old neglected deposits of toxic wastes (chemical factory destroyed during World War II). Elevated concentrations of the elements zinc, cadmium, lead, and mercury in humic acids from surface waters were found.
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Schulze, D., Kupsch, H., Segebade, C. (1994). Determination of Heavy Metals in Humic Substances by Instrumental Photon Activation Analysis. In: Kučera, J., Obrusník, I., Sabbioni, E. (eds) Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences 1994. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6025-5_31
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