Digestion of fish samples for mercury determination by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry

Pearce, I.D.; Brooks, R.R.; Reeves, R.D.

Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists 59(3): 655-657

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5756
PMID: 1270396
Document Number: 104243
Digestion in Teflon bombs, Kjeldahl flasks and borosilicate test tubes gave comparable precision and recovery of Hg. The costly Teflon bombs were considered unnecessary. No appreciable loss of Hg occurred during baking of fish for 30 min at 170 deg C.

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