Preparation and analysis of a frozen mussel tissue reference material for the determination of trace organic constituents

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Environmental Science and Technology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00022a003· OSTI ID:5217853

Wise, S A; Benner, Jr, B A; Christensen, R G; Koster, B J; Kurz, J; Schantz, M M; Zeisler, R ^[1]

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1. National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)

A new mussel tissue Standard Reference Material (SRM) has been prepared and analyzed for trace organic and inorganic constituents. SRM 1974 (Organics in Mussel Tissue (Mytilus edulis)) is a frozen mussel tissue homogenate that has been certified for the concentrations of nine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from results obtained from gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and reversed-phase liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Noncertified concentrations for 19 additional PAHs are also reported. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection and gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection were used to provide noncertified concentrations for 13 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and 9 chlorinated pesticides. In addition to the organic contaminants, noncertified concentrations for 36 trace elements were determined primarily by instrumental neutron activation analysis. SRM 1974 is the first frozen tissue SRM for environmental measurements of organic and inorganic constituents.

• OSTI ID: 5217853
• Journal Information: Environmental Science and Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology; (United States) Vol. 25:10; ISSN ESTHA; ISSN 0013-936X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIMAL TISSUES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BODY
CALIBRATION STANDARDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
ECOSYSTEMS
ELECTRON-CAPTURE DETECTORS
FLUORESCENCE
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
LUMINESCENCE
MASS SPECTROMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
MOLLUSCS
MUSSELS
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIOMETRIC GAGES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROMETERS
STANDARDS
TISSUES
TRACE AMOUNTS