Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1228302 | Microchemical Journal | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Samples of crab, fish, sediments, vegetation and waters were collected from a pristine (Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge) and historically polluted (Bayou d'Inde) waterway in Southwest Louisiana. After sample preparation via microwave digestion to obtain a solution, cadmium, mercury, nickel and lead were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry. A comparison of results showed that there was very little difference in concentrations for the four metals between the two areas, typically in the 10 μg/g range for crabs and fish, around 0.05 μg/mL or lower for waters, and somewhat higher for sediments and vegetation of around two to three times.
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Authors
Michael A. Hamilton, Paul W. Rode, Mark E. Merchant, Joseph Sneddon,