SPME-GC-pyrolysis-AFS determination of methylmercury in marine fish products by alkaline sample preparation and aqueous phase phenylation derivatization

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5499-5505

  Jókai, Zsuzsa ^a   Abrankó, László ^a   Fodor, Péter ^a  

^a Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Canned; Deep frozen seafood; Fish; Methylmercury; Phenylation; SPME

Indexed keywords

HYDROXIDE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUNGARY; METHODOLOGY; PH; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEA FOOD;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUNGARY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROXIDES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHENYLALANINE; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 22544465281     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0501140     Document Type: Article

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