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Mercury : determination of the appropriate container for sampling and interlaboratory quality assurance studies / H. Alkema and J. Simser.: En13-5/97-170E-PDF

"Environmental problems can arise even from low levels of mercury. To measure these low levels accurately and reliably, it is essential that mercury samples be stored and preserved appropriately. This study was undertaken to determine whether the type of sample container has any influence on the measurable concentration of mercury in low level samples over time. The containers under investigation here were: Teflon®, Pyrex®, flintglass, and polyethylene"--Introduction, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • National Laboratory for Environmental Testing (Canada)
  • National Water Research Institute (Canada)
TitleMercury : determination of the appropriate container for sampling and interlaboratory quality assurance studies / H. Alkema and J. Simser.
Variant title
  • Mercury : determination of the appropriate container for sampling and interlaboratory QA studies
Series title
  • NWRI contribution ; no. 97-170
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • Includes management perspective and abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • Burlington, Ontario : National Laboratory for Environmental Testing, National Water Research Institute, [1997]
Author / Contributor
  • Alkema, H., author.
  • Simser, J., author.
Description1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 9 pages, 7 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • En13-5/97-170E-PDF
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