Aqueous phase ethylation atomic emission spectroscopy for the determination of methylmercury in fish using permeated dimethylmercury calibration

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 511-518

  Swan, H B ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEA POLLUTION; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031959829     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900655     Document Type: Article

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