Mercury content of common foods determined by neutron activation analysis.
The mercury contents in samples of flour, sugar, nonfat dry milk, potatoes, hamburger, chicken breast, shrimp, liver, eggs, and whole milk were determined by neutron activation analysis. The mercury was separated by anion exchange chromatography and precipitated as the sulfide. The mercury concentrations for all these foods were below 50 parts per billion.
D000201:Activation Analysis; D000818:Animals; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004531:Eggs / Q000032:analysis; D005433:Flour / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008629:Mercury Isotopes; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis; D011202:Poultry Products / Q000032:analysis; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis; D014675:Vegetables / Q000032:analysis
D008629:Mercury Isotopes; D008628:Mercury