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Standard methods for mercury speciation analysis
(03.05.2013)
Standard methods for speciation analysis have been developed, validated and approved by standardization bodies for special application fields.
Existing standard methods for mercury speciation analysis
Application field
Method
Reference
Methylmercury in water
Ethylation, CV-AFS
US EPA: 1630
Methylmercury and total mercury in seafood
HPLC-ICP-MS
US FDA: EAM 4.8
Methylmercury in seafood
Extraction, elemental analysis
EU IRMM IMEP-115
Mercury speciation in soils, sediments
Selective extraction
US EPA: 3200
Methylmercury in water
Ethylation, GC-AFS
USGS OFR_01-445
Metal species in water, waste extracts
speciated IDMS
US EPA: 6800
NB!: Click on the reference number to reach the method via EVISA's Link Database
Related EVISA Resources
Link database: Methods for mercury determination
Material database: Certified reference materials for methylmercury
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last time modified: June 17, 2020
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