Simple and rapid method for the determination of mercury in human hair by cold vapour generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry
The aim of the study was to develop and validate a rapid method for the analysis of the total Hg concentration in human hair, specifically, Eritrean hair. For total Hg determination, the cold vapour generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS) technique was used, and the results were compared with those of the more frequently used advanced mercury analyser (AMA). Samples were prepared by washing the hair and collecting two samples; the first was used for the direct analysis of Hg by AMA and the second was digested for Hg determination by CV-AFS.