Investigation of ultraviolet photolysis vapor generation with in-atomizer trapping graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry for the determination of mercury

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 925-927

  Madden, Jeremy T ^a   Fitzgerald, Neil ^a  

^a MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry; In atomizer trapping; Mercury; UV photolysis vapor generation

Indexed keywords

DETECTION LIMITS; GRAPHITE FURNACE ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; GRAPHITE FURNACES; GREEN METHOD; IN-ATOMIZER TRAPPING; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ORGANIC ACID; MERCURY; MERCURY VAPOR; TRACE CONCENTRATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOLYSIS; UV PHOTOLYSIS VAPOR GENERATION; VAPOR GENERATION;

ABSORPTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; FURNACES; GRAPHITE; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC ACIDS; PALLADIUM; PHOTOLYSIS; TRACE ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 70349085321     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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