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Production of hair intercomparison materials for use in population monitoring programmes for mercury and methylmercury exposure

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Ten kilograms of hair obtained from India were used as the basis for two intercomparison materials, one with natural low levels of mercury and methylmercury, and one with an elevated level of methylmercury. The latter was produced by labeling the hair with a solution containing methylmercury. To convert the hair into homogeneous powders, cryogenic milling was utilized. 70% of the final material passed through a 0.075 mm sieve. Subsequent studies were carried out to establish the homogeneity of the materials and the stability of the methylmercury label. The materials will be distributed in an international intercomparison, the results from which will be used to obtain recommended values for total mercury and methylmercury.

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  1. Department of Research and Isotopes, International Atomic Energy Agency, POB 100, A-1400, Vienna, Austria

    S. F. Stone, R. M. Parr & R. Zeisler

  2. Research Centre KFA, Institute for Applied Physical Chemistry, Jülich, Germany

    F. W. Backhaus & J. D. Schladot

  3. Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    A. R. Byrne

  4. Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay, India

    S. Gangadharan

  5. Marine Environment Laboratory, International Atomic Energy Agency, Monaco

    M. Horvat

  6. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

    K. Kratzer

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Stone, S.F., Backhaus, F.W., Byrne, A.R. et al. Production of hair intercomparison materials for use in population monitoring programmes for mercury and methylmercury exposure. Fresenius J Anal Chem 352, 184–187 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00322322

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