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TraceCERT®, 1 g/L Hg in nitric acid (nominal concentration)

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UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

Quality Level

100
300

product line

TraceCERT®

concentration

1 g/L Hg in nitric acid (nominal concentration)

technique(s)

AAS: suitable

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

single component solution

General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced in accordance with ISO 17034 and characterized in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025. This CRM is traceable to SI unit kg and measured against primary material from a National Metrology Institute (NMI), e.g. NIST.

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Application

It was used as positive control for detecting mercury using atomic absorption spectrophotometer; in a study performed to understand mercury concentrations in swordfish.

Analysis Note

1 g/L Hg in 12% nitric acid, prepared with high purity Hg metal, HNO3 and water

Other Notes

For a complete product listing of our TraceCERT® range of CRMs for ICP and AAS, technical information, and example certificates please visit our ICP & AAS standards website

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H314,H332,H373,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Kidney

Supplementary Hazards

EUH071

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCM0616
BCCK5275
BCCH7526
BCCF4456
BCCB9030

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Mercury concentrations in South Atlantic swordfish, Xiphias gladius, caught off the coast of Brazil.
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 90(6), 697-701 (2013)

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