Methylmercury analyses in biological materials by heating vaporization atomic absorption spectrometry

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-224

  Miyamoto, Ken Ichiro ^a   Kuwana, Takashi ^a,c   Ando, Tetsuo ^b   Yamamoto, Megumi ^a   Nakano, Atsuhiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Degreasing; Heating vaporization; Mercury halides; Methylmercury analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BLOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; HAIR; HEATING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 77951658999     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.35.217     Document Type: Article

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