Determination of methyl- and inorganic mercury in fish using focused microwave digestion followed by Cu++ addition, sodium tetraethylborate derivatization, n-heptane extraction, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-182

  Chen, Syr Song ^a   Chou, Shin Shou ^a   Hwang, Deng Fwu ^b  

^a Ministry of Health and Welfare   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethylation; Fish; GC MS; Inorganic mercury; Methylmercury; Microwave assisted digestion

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; COPPER ION; HEPTANE; MERCURY; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 4444240917     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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