Determination of mercury in gasoline diluted in ethanol by GF AAS after cold vapor generation, pre-concentration in gold column and trapping on graphite tube

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-36

  Torres, Daiane P ^a   Dittert, Ingrid M ^b   Höhn, Heinrich ^b   Frescura, Vera L A ^b   Curtius, Adilson J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gasoline; Gasoline diluted in ethanol; Gold column pre concentration; Mercury

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955553548     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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