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  • P-ISSN1225-0163
  • E-ISSN2288-8985
  • SCOPUS, ESCI, KCI

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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

Analysis of mercury and methylmercury in river sediment samples

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
2009, v.22 no.1, pp.44-50









Abstract

In this study, the use of purge & trap GC-MS technique for determination of methylmercury in sediment samples was described. The method detection limit of the method was determined as 0.06 ng/g and the recovery of the method was 102±11.4%, with precisions better than 11.2%. The method was validated by analysis of CRMs such as ERM CC580 (estuarine sediment) and IAEA 405 (sediment). Additionally, the performance of the method was tested on river sediment samples and the analytical results were compared with those of the GC-CVAFS, which has been widely used for methylmercury analysis.

keywords
methylmercury, mercury, distillation technique, purge & trap gc-ms, sediment

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