title: Determination of total mercury in estuary, lake and river sediments.
abstract: In order to improve the quality of the results in sediment analysis, the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) of the European Communities has developed 3 sediment reference materials (CRM) from estuarine, lake and river origins. Certification of mercury content in these materials was achieved by 3 methods (cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry, plasma emission spectrometry, neutron activation analysis with radiochemical separation). The values finally certified in the CRM estuarine, lake and river sediments are 1.77 +/- 0.06, 0.67 +/- 0.02, 1.03 +/- 0.13 mg/kg respectively.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of General Toxicology and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Livardjani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heimburger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lugnier
mesh_terms: D019015:Geologic Sediments; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water; D008628:Mercury