Determination of total mercury in water, sediments and solids in suspension in aquatic systems by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry;Determinação de mercúrio total em amostras de água, sedimento e sólidos em suspensão de corpos aquáticos por espectrofotometria de absorção atômica com gerador de vapor a frio

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 256-260

  Vieira, José L F ^a   Passarelli, Miriam M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mercury, analysis; Spectrophotometry, atomic absorption, utilization; Water pollutants, chemical, analysis

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEDIMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER;

EID: 1842738151     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101996000300008     Document Type: Article

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