title: Mercury in whole blood of persons living in a polluted region of Turkey.
abstract: Hg content of whole blood has been increasing due to industrial pollution. The best means for Hg analysis is the cold vapour method. An absolute sensitivity of 0.1 ng was attained with the experimental setup in our laboratory. Its applicability was checked by A-13 freeze-dried animal blood standard reference material. The method was used to measure the levels of Hg in whole blood samples taken from eight persons living in a polluted region. Hg contents of the whole blood samples were found to lie within the range 11.66-30.83 micrograms/mL. The variables affecting the analysis, such as reducing agent type and amount, reaction time, carrier gas flow rate, reaction vessel volume, and instrumental parameters were studied and optimized.
authors.affiliation: Cukurova University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kunç
mesh_terms: D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008628:Mercury / Q000097:blood*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008628:Mercury