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Certification of Standard Reference Material® 1641f Mercury in Water

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Author(s)

Colleen Bryan Sallee, Therese Butler, Jenna Klingsick, John Molloy, James Yen

Abstract

Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1641f Mercury in Water is intended for the calibration of instruments and techniques used for the determination of mercury in natural waters. It is designed for the preparation of calibration solutions and for use as a "spike" sample in a "method-of-additions" analytical procedure. A unit of SRM 1641f consists of ten ampoules, each ampoule containing approximately 10 mL of solution consisting of a trace amount of mercury in approximately 3% mass fraction nitric acid and 2% mass fraction hydrochloric acid. This publication documents the production, analytical methods, and computations involved in characterizing this product.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 260-250
Report Number
260-250
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.260-250
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Keywords

Direct Combustion Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (DC AAS), gravimetric preparation, isotope dilution cold vapor inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ID CV ICP MS), mercury, natural water, Standard Reference Material® (SRM®)
Standards, Metrology and Chemistry

Citation

Bryan Sallee, C. , Butler, T. , Klingsick, J. , Molloy, J. and Yen, J. (2024), Certification of Standard Reference Material® 1641f Mercury in Water, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.260-250, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958929 (Accessed October 17, 2025)

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Created November 14, 2024
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