Collection and Determination of Mercury in Air

A method has been developed for the determination of low concentrations of mercury in air (nanograms/m 3 ), i.e. in the range of the believed natural levels of mercury in the atmosphere (20 ng/m 3 ). Mercury vapour has been collected from up to 200 1 of air in glass tubes containing thin films of go...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of environmental analytical chemistry 1971-11, Vol.1 (2), p.29-36
Hauptverfasser: Scullman, Jan, Widmark, Gunnar
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method has been developed for the determination of low concentrations of mercury in air (nanograms/m 3 ), i.e. in the range of the believed natural levels of mercury in the atmosphere (20 ng/m 3 ). Mercury vapour has been collected from up to 200 1 of air in glass tubes containing thin films of gold on sieved ceramic powder. In the laboratory the absorbed mercury was then released into a quartz-window cell by heating the tube in an oven at 500°C. In this paper it is demonstrated that, by using extremely thin films of precipitated gold, quantitative recovery is obtained and memory effects, which result from the use of thicker films, are avoided.
ISSN:0306-7319
1029-0397
DOI:10.1080/03067317108076486