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. 2016 Oct 26;188(11):640. doi: 10.1007/s10661-016-5647-y

Table 6.

Comparison of thallium determination results in environmental samples using different atomic spectrometry techniques

Sample Preparative method Analytical method Detection limit Reference
Air Separated in a filter, dissolved in acid ICP-AES 1 μg g−1 Sitting (1985)
Water Treated with HNO3 AAS 0.1 mg L−1 NIOSH (1984)
Water Treated with HNO3 AAS 0.1 mg L−1 APHA (1985)
Water Treated with HNO3 GFAAS 0.1 μg L−1 EPA (1983)
Wastewater Acid digestion ICP-AES 40 μg L−1 EPA (1983)
Solid waste Acid digestion AAS 0.1 mg L−1 EPA (1983)
Solid waste Acid digestion GFAAS 1 μg L−1 EPA (1983)
Solid waste Acid digestion ICP-AES 40 μg L−1 EPA (1983)