Substantially higher concentrations of mercury are detected in airborne particulate matter when using a preservation agent during sample preparation steps

Maja Budanovic; Malcolm E. Tessensohn; Richard D. Webster

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.152

Substantially higher concentrations of mercury are detected in airborne particulate matter when using a preservation agent during sample preparation steps

Maja Budanovic, Malcolm E. Tessensohn, Richard D. Webster^*

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Abstract

A preservation agent added to atmospheric PM_2.5 samples during microwave digestion prevented loss of trace mercury during atomic spectroscopic analysis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	637-643
Number of pages	7
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	252
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.152
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019
Externally published	Yes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Toxicology
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Microwave digestion
PM
Preservation agent
t-value
Trace metals

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Substantially higher concentrations of mercury are detected in airborne particulate matter when using a preservation agent during sample preparation steps

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