Determination of methylmercury in blood by gas chromatography

✍ Scribed by R. von Burg; F. Farris; J.C. Smith

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1974
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 469 KB
• Volume: 97
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1873-3778
• DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)97585-5

✦ Synopsis

A sensitive gns chromatographic method for the determination of methylmercury concentrations in milliliter samples of whole blood is described. The method employs osalic acid as a hydrogen ion source, potassium iodide as a halide ion source, sodium hydroxide to remove unwanted impurities and radioactive ?03Hg for the precise calculation of recovery. Ethylene glycol succinate (2"/0) on a solid support of Chromosorb G or Chromosorb T was used as column packing: The advantages and disadvantages of both these packing materials are discussed.