Optimisation and application of a low cost, colorimetric screening method for mercury in marine sediment

Olga Cavoura; Christine Davidson; Nicholas Katsiris; Helen Keenan

doi:10.1007/s10661-018-6612-8

Optimisation and application of a low cost, colorimetric screening method for mercury in marine sediment

Olga Cavoura, Christine Davidson, Nicholas Katsiris, Helen Keenan

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A rapid, inexpensive, colorimetric screening method for mercury (Hg) has been optimised to provide a semi-quantitative measurement of Hg concentration in marine sediment within the range 0.038 to 1.5 mg kg-1 encompassing the interim sediment quality guideline (ISQG) value of 0.13 mg kg-1 (CCME 1999) and the probable effects level (PEL) of 0.7 mg kg-1 for Hg in marine sediment (CCME 1999). Neither salinity (up to 41 practical salinity units (psu)) nor sediment organic matter (ΟΜ) content (up to 10%) affected the performance of the method. Accurate results were obtained for spike recovery experiments and analysis of certified reference material (CRM) BCR 580 Estuarine Sediment. The method was applied to sediment samples from Elefsina Bay, Greece. Screening results indicated Hg contamination in the bay, with concentrations exceeding the PEL value. Findings were confirmed by quantitative analysis of the samples by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS), where results in the range 1.4–2.96 mg kg-1 were determined.

Original language	English
Article number	236
Number of pages	9
Journal	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Early online date	21 Mar 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6612-8
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2018

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mercury
screening
colorimetric
marine
sediment
elefsina

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