THE COMPARABILITY OF SAMPLE DIGESTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF METALS IN SEDIMENTS

Authors
COOK JM GARDNER MJ GRIFFITHS AH JESSEP MA RAVENSCROFT JE YATES R
Citation
Jm. Cook et al., THE COMPARABILITY OF SAMPLE DIGESTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF METALS IN SEDIMENTS, Marine pollution bulletin, 34(8), 1997, pp. 637-644
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Marine pollution bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
0025326X
Volume
34
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
637 - 644
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-326X(1997)34:8<637:TCOSDT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A group of laboratories engaged in marine monitoring has undertaken a study of the comparability of sediment digestion techniques in current use, Samples of two sediments were supplied to each participating lab oratory. These were digested using the participants' routine digestion techniques and the digests returned for analysis at a central locatio n (to eliminate interlaboratory analytical effects). The comparability of the different digestion techniques, including various strong acid and hydrofluoric acid digestions, is presented. (C) 1997 Elsevier Scie nce Ltd.