Comparison of GC-ICP-MS, GC-EI-MS and GC-EI-MS/MS for the determination of methylmercury, ethylmercury and inorganic mercury in biological samples by triple spike species-specific isotope dilution mass spectrometry
Laura Suárez-Criado, Silvia Queipo-Abad, Andrés Rodríguez-Cea, Pablo Rodríguez‐González, J. Ignacio García Alonso
Abstract
We present here the comparison of three mass spectrometric techniques coupled to gas chromatography for the speciation of Hg in complex matrices in order to evaluate the limiting factors for providing accurate and precise quantification results.
Topics & Concepts
MethylmercuryChemistryIsotope dilutionMercury (programming language)Environmental chemistryGas chromatography–mass spectrometryGas chromatographyLimitingInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryMass spectrometryChromatographyIsotopeBioaccumulationProgramming languageEngineeringPhysicsMechanical engineeringQuantum mechanicsComputer scienceMercury impact and mitigation studiesAnalytical chemistry methods developmentToxic Organic Pollutants Impact