4.1 Analytical Techniques Used for Heavy Metal Analysis ...
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References
Species used
Analytical methodology
used
Components Analysed
Metals analysed
Instrument used for
analysis
McConchie and
Harriott (1992)
Acropora aspera
Acropora valida
Pocillopora damicornis
Goniastrea favulus
Porites spp
Tissue digested using
hydrogen peroxide
Skeleton digested using
Nitric acid
Skeleton
Tissue
Zn
Cd
Pb
Cu
Anodic Stripping
Voltammetry (ASV)
Bastidas and Garcia
(1999)
Porites astreoides
Nitric acid/peroxide
digestion
Skeleton
Cd
Ca
Cu
Fe
Pb
Zn
Cr
Inductively Coupled
Plasma-Atomic Emission
Spectroscopy (ICP-AES)
Esslemont (1999)
Goniastera aspetra
Acropora nobilis
Montastrea annuligera
Removal of organic and
non-coralline
components
Acid digestion at room
temperature using HCl
and lanthanum chloride
Skeleton
Cd
Cu
Pb
Anodic Stripping
Voltammetry (ASV)
Zn
Ni
Cr
Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS)
Esslemont et al. (2000) Pocillopora damicornis
Acid digestion of tissues
and skeleton
Tissues
Skeleton
Zn
Ni
Cr
Cd
Pb
Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS)
Cu
Anodic Stripping
Voltammetry (ASV)
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