The design and application of sequential extractions for mercury, part 1. Optimization of HNO3 extraction for all non-sulphide forms of Hg

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Hall, Gwendy E M ^a   Pelchat, Pierre ^a   Percival, Jeanne B ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cinnabar; Forms; Mercury; Nitric acid; Sequential extraction; Sulphide

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FORMING; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NITRIC ACID; POSITIVE IONS;

CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN; CINNABAR; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES; ITS APPLICATIONS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; SULPHIDE;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EXTRACTION METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

EID: 10244243108     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/03-061     Document Type: Article

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