Determination of mercury in selected environmental components using cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry
Journal Title: Biuletyn Instytutu Morskiego - Year 2016, Vol 31, Issue 1
Abstract
Research on the determination of mercury in various environmental components has grown in significance over the past few years as the element’s ubiquity in nature was recognized. One of the most common analytical approaches for determining mercury content in environmental samples is cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS) because of its simplicity, high sensitivity and relatively low operating costs. This paper describes the methodology for the determination of mercury content in water, wastewater, bottom sediments and soils using CV-AAS. The main objective of this study was to calculate following the validation parameters: limit of detection, limit of quantification, linearity, range, selectivity, repeatability, accuracy. Within the framework of this paper, the uncertainty of the developed method also was assessed.
Authors and Affiliations
Katarzyna Szczepańska, Grażyna Dembska, Łukasz Zegarowski, B. Aftanas
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