An alternative, low cost method for analyzing mercury in soil, sediment and gold mining residues was developed, optimized and applied to 30 real samples. It is semiquantitative, performed using an acid extraction pretreatment step, followed by mercury reduction and collection in a detecting paper containing cuprous iodide. A complex is formed with characteristic color whose intensity is proport...

This study demonstrated the signal enhancement interference from soluble iron (Fe) during mercury (Hg) determination in water by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS) using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as reductant. In presence of 50 mg L−1 Fe, Hg values will be overestimated around 25%. The reason for is still unclear, but it speculated to attributable catalyst function equilibrium ...

We evaluated the evacuated phlebotomy tube designed specifically for trace metal analysis by Sherwood Medical Co. Pools of human serum containing known concentrations of aluminum, arsenic, calcium, cadmium, copper, chromium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, selenium, and zinc were exposed to the tube and rubber stopper for defined periods ranging from 5 min to 24 h. Analysis for each ...

Abstract An ecologically safe and economically justified method of stabilization the used biosorbents was developed. Sorbent contaminated with heavy metals has been successfully solidified/stabilized using a hydraulic binder. The test results indicated that up to 1% biosorbent residue could be added without compromising compressive strength mortar. modified mortars did not change significantly ...

Three toxic heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Hg) were analyzed in the newly found invasive species Canary Islands, Cronius ruber. Its high growth rate its widely varied diet are affecting marine ecosystem. The study was conducted using electrothermal vaporization atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS) cold-vapor spectrophotometry (CV-AAS). Significant differences terms of location sex specimens, with...