ISSN:
1618-2650
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary Fresh frozen homogenates of pilot whale blubber and liver tissue were prepared for use as control materials for the determination of organic and inorganic contaminants in marine mammal tissue analyses. The blubber material was analyzed to determine 30 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and 16 chlorinated pesticides using gas chromatography with electron capture detection and gas chromatographymass spectrometry. A total of 39 trace elements and methylmercury were determined in the liver homogenate using instrumental neutron activation analysis, voltammetry, and cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy. The preparation and analysis of these two tissue materials are part of the development of marine mammal tissue reference materials.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00322609
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