title: Rapid digestion and flameless atomic absorption spectroscopy of mercury in fish.
abstract: A rapid method is described for the determination of total mercury in fish samples. The sample is digested with nitric acid-sulfuric acid-potassium permanganate, and then reduced and aerated for measurement by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The average recoveries of organic and inorganic mercury added to fish were 93 and 95%, respectively. The uniformity of mercury levels in shark tissue has also been investigated.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury