Simple direct method for the determination of total mercury levels in blood and urine and nitric acid digests of fish by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 659-665

  Moreton, Jennifer A ^a   Delves, H Trevor ^b  

^a Southampton General Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Battery; Blood; Fish; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Interlaboratory quality assurance scheme; Mercury; Tetramethylammonium hydroxide; Urine; Virkon

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BLOOD; HEALTH HAZARDS; MERCURY (METAL); NITRIC ACID; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; WATER POLLUTION;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY (ICP MS);

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032117073     PISSN: 02679477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a802242i     Document Type: Article

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