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References
Species used
Analytical methodology
used
Components Analysed
Metals analysed
Instrument used for
analysis
van der Schyff et al.
(2020)
Coral fragments
Acid digestion using:
33% hydrochloric acid:
50% hydrogen peroxide:
65% conc. Nitric acid
Coral fragments (all)
Al
Ti
V
Cr
Mn
Fe
Co
Ni
Cu
Zn
As
Cd
Hg
Pb
U
Se
Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass
Spectrometry (ICPMS)
Nakamura et al. (2020) Porites Lutea
Nitric acid digestion
100 mg of coral powder
from coral slabs
Fe
Zn
Ni
Cu
Cr
Mn
Pb
Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass
Spectrometry (ICPMS)