title: Digestion of food samples for total mercury determination.
abstract: A method of digestion by using a mixture of hydrochloric, nitric, and sulfuric acids has been developed for the determination of total mercury in a wide range of food samples. Good recoveries of mercury were obtained from NBS (National Bureau of Standards) Albacore Tuna and from food samples spiked with inorganic mercury. A detection limit of 0.01 microgram mercury/g can be obtained.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D005399:Fishes; D005504:Food Analysis; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D009566:Nitrates; D017942:Nitric Acid; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D014001:Tin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D017942:Nitric Acid; D014001:Tin; D008628:Mercury; C033158:sulfuric acid; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid