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Automated mercury determination in waters

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A rapid technique for dissolved Hg determination in water at ultra-trace level is described. It consists of the automatisation of the cold-vapor/gold amalgamation/atomic fluorescence technique, which allows the determination of 8 samples per hour with an analytical precision of 5 % and a 0.1 ng.l−1 detection limit for a 45 ml sample. It is suitable for Hg determination in most of the natural waters.

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  1. Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer, BP 1049, F.44037, Nantes Cedex 01, France

    D. Cossa & J. Sanjuan

  2. Spectra-France, BP 33, F.60340, Saint Leu d'Esserent, France

    J. Cloud

  3. PS Analytical, Chaucer Business Park, Kemsing, TN15 6QY, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK

    P. B. Stockwell & W. T. Corns

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Cossa, D., Sanjuan, J., Cloud, J. et al. Automated mercury determination in waters. Water Air Soil Pollut 80, 1279–1284 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01189791

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