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Table 3. Elements analyzed in sediment, liver, and stomach contents.


Limit of detection Method
Element Symbol Sediment Tissue Sediment Tissue
Aluminum Al500 ndN2O-F nd
Antimony Sb0.1 0.1GF GF
Arsenic As0.1 0.1ZGF ZGF
Cadmium Cd0.01 0.01ZGF ZGF
Chromium Cr1.0 0.1F GF
Copper Cu1.0 0.1F GF
Iron Fe 5004.0 FF
Lead Pb 0.10.1 GFGF
Manganese Mn5.0 0.5F F
Mercury Hg0.01 0.01CV CV
Nickel Ni0.1 0.1GF GF
Selenium Se0.1 0.1ZGF ZGF
Silver Ag0.01 0.01GF GF
Tin Sn 0.10.1 GFHGF
Zinc Zn 5.01.0 FF

Limit of detection in µg/g dry weight for 0.3 g dry weight samples and method used to analyze prepared digests. N2O-F: nitrous oxide flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS); F: air-acetylene flame AAS; GF: graphite furnace AAS; ZGF: Zeeman-corrected graphite furnace AAS; CV: cold vapor AAS; HGF: hydride generation AAS; nd means not determined.