Development of a flameless atomic absorption assay for mercury in biological materials and levels of mercury detected in striped bass (Roccus saxatilis) collected in the San Joaquin Delta

The method for the determination of total mercury in biological material described in this paper comprises a destruction of organic matter by wet digestion, a reduction of the mercury by stannous sulfate, and circulation of the displaced mercury vapor in a closed system directly connected with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer Seven tissues from ten samples of locally obtained Roccus saxatilis (striped bass) were analyzed, and a three-fold elevation of mercury levels in the liver over the levels in the filet noted. See Table XIX for a comparison of the high, low, and average values for each tissue.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Pharmacy

Year dc:date.available

1972

Author dc:creator

• Burch, Patrick Glenn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marvin H. Malone

• Mercury Toxicology
• Striped bass
• Biology
• Life Sciences

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1765

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:uop_etds-2764