Improvements on a total mercury determination absorption spectrophotometry detection method in human hair using graphite-furnace atomic. 2007

P Montuori, and E Jover, and A Pagano, and J M Bayona, and M Triassi
Department of Preventive Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. pmontuor@unina.it

In this work, a methodology for the determination of total mercury in human hair is presented. This methodology is an improvement of a previous technique which has been reported by Chen et al. in 2002. This previous work was based on an acid digestion, C, cartridge clean-up, a 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate complexing agent, solid phase extraction and a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometric determination. In the present study, the complexing agent has been replaced by the ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate followed by a liquid-liquid extraction and the clean-up has been avoided in order to obtain a less expensive and less time consuming methodology.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008628 Mercury A silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid silver), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59. Mercury is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes which leads to MERCURY POISONING. Because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing.
D006197 Hair A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body. Fetal Hair,Hair, Fetal,Lanugo,Fetal Hairs,Hairs,Hairs, Fetal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013054 Spectrophotometry, Atomic Spectrophotometric techniques by which the absorption or emmision spectra of radiation from atoms are produced and analyzed. Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption,AA Spectrophotometry,AE Spectrophotometry,Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry,Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry,Atomic Spectrophotometry,Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry,Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy,Spectrophotometry, Atomic Emission,AA Spectrophotometries,AE Spectrophotometries,Absorption Spectrophotometry, Atomic,Emission Spectrophotometry, Atomic,Spectrophotometries, AA,Spectrophotometries, AE,Spectrophotometry, AA,Spectrophotometry, AE

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