Open digestion of some plant and fungus materials for mercury analysis using different temperatures and sample sizes

• Published in: Science of the Total Environment Vol. 176; no. 1-3; pp. 81 - 84
• Main Authors: Lodenius, M., Tulisalo, E.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 22.12.1995
• Subjects: Lichen; Mercury; Moss; Mushroom; Open digestion; Open digestion; Lichen; Mercury; Moss; Mushroom

Dry samples of lichen, moss and mushroom were treated by open wet digestion at different temperatures and different sample sizes and analyzed for mercury. No temperature (+80°C, +90°C, +105°C) dependent differences were observed for the moss and mushroom analyses. For lichen the variations were larg...