A novel analytical method for determination of picogram levels of total mercury in gasoline and other petroleum based products

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-64

  Liang, Lian ^a   Horvat, Milena ^c   Danilchik, Paul ^b  

^a CEBAM Analytical Inc   (United States)

^b Brooks Rand Ltd   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Air contaminant; Gasoline; Mercury

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTION; GASOLINE; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETERS; STANDARDIZATION;

AIR CONTAINMENT; COLD VAPOR ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER; ORGANO MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PICOGRAM LEVELS;

MERCURY (METAL);

GASOLINE; MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; OXIDATION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030586990     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05129-7     Document Type: Article

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