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4 Analytical Techniques
References
Species used
Analytical methodology
used
Components Analysed
Metals analysed
Instrument used for
analysis
Goreau (1977)
Montastrea annularis
HCl
Skeleton
Mg
Sr
Fe
Al
Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometry (AAS)
Denton and
Burdon-Jones (1986)
Acropora formosa
Fungia concinna Verrill
Fungia Fungites
Nitric acid/Perchloric
acid digestion
Refluxing 4 days
Digestate solvent
extracted
Skeleton and tissue
Cu
Zn
Cd
Pb
Ni
Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS)
Howard and Brown
(1987)
Pocillopora damicornis
Tissues removed and acid
digested using 30:1 nitric
acid and perchloric acid
Skeleton acid digested
Tissues
Skeleton
Cu
Zn
Fe
Inductively Coupled
Plasma
Spectrophotometer (ICP)
Harland and Brown
(1989)
Porites lutea
Tissues removed and acid
digested using 30:1 nitric
acid and perchloric acid
Tissues
Fe
Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS)
Scott (1990)
Platygyra sinensis
Skeleton samples were
dissolved in dilute HCl
and analysed
Skeleton
Al
Cd
Cu
Pb
V
U
Y
Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass
Spectroscopy (ICPMS)
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