Method development for the simultaneous determination of methylmercury and inorganic mercury in seafood

Food Control

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 351-359

  Zmozinski, Ariane V ^a   Carneado, Sergio ^b   Ibáñez Palomino, Carmen ^b   Sahuquillo, Àngels ^b   López Sánchez, José Fermín ^b   da Silva, Márcia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Certified reference materials (CRMs); Inorganic mercury; LC UV CV AFS; Mercury speciation; Methylmercury; Seafood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902995869     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.05.054     Document Type: Article

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