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  • Title: A simplified method for the gas-liquid chromatographic determination of methyl mercury in fish and shellfish.
    Author: Watts JO, Boyer KW, Cortez A, Elkins ER.
    Journal: J Assoc Off Anal Chem; 1976 Nov; 59(6):1226-33. PubMed ID: 1033180.
    Abstract:
    A simple acetone wash of the fish sample which removes lipids and other organic materials replaces the cystein cleanup specified in other methods. Methyl mercury is freed by hydrochloric acid, extracted into benzene, and determined with a gas-liquid chromatograph equipped with an electron capture detector. The method is quantitative for methyl mercury levels as low as 0.10 ppm in fish and shellfish. Ethyl mercury chloride may be used as an internal standard to detect unsuspected error or instrumental parameter variation.
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