Critical evaluation of analytical performance of atomic absorption spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for mercury determination

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-350

  Krata, A ^a   Bulska, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

CV AAS; GF AAS; ICP MS; Mercury; Reference material

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIZATION; FURNACES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVES; NITRIC ACID; VAPORS;

CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS (CRM); COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY (CV AAS); GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY (GF AAS); REFERENCE MATERIALS;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 16344379895     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2004.11.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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