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SW-846 Test Method 7472: Mercury in Aqueous Samples and Extracts by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV)

The following document outlines the method used to determine dissolved divalent mercury ions and compounds (Hg(II)) in drinking water, natural surface water, seawater, wastewater, and aqueous soil extracts.

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Method 7472: Mercury in Aqueous Samples and Extracts by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV), part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(7 pp, 49 K, December 1996)