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Open-File Report 2005–1030

Determination of Total Mercury in Biological and Geological Samples

A presentation for the 2004 Teledyne Leeman Labs ”Seminar on Low-Level Mercury Data and Analyses”

By James G. Crock

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This slide presentation gives a short summary of the analytical chemistry of mercury for many common environmental materials, including fish, soils and rocks. Examples of biological studies are included as examples of the techniques given.

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Posted March 2005

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