Mercury Determination in Differing Environmental Sample Types via Cold Vapour Generation Atomic Absorption and Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy

The measurement of mercury from ultra-trace and trace concentrations up to levels considered abundant, in a gamut of environmental sample types, is essential in the generation of data for environmental monitoring.  Such data can be used to establish the magnitude of release, or emission, of mercury and subsequently its spread from source into the wider physical environment - the air, waters, soils and plant life for example. Mercury is becoming more prevalent in the environment and the magnitude of its presence needs to be observed and reduced.  Therefore its measurement is becoming more important.