title: Determination of cadmium in the livers and kidneys of puffins by carbon furnace atomic absorption spectrometry.
abstract: A carbon furnace atomic absorption procedure is described for the determination of cadmium in the livers and kidneys of puffins, fratercula arctica. Samples are dried and weighed and 2 to 100 mg are dissolved in sulphuric and nitric acids. These solutions are analysed directly in the carbon furnace against aqueous standards and provide accurate results in the range 0-1 to 100 micrograms/g dry weight. The method is simple and rapid and requires much less of the small total sample than would be required for flame atomic absorption.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000378:metabolism*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis*; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis*; D008722:Methods; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium