SW-846 Test Method 7471B: Mercury in Solid or Semisolid Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique)

The following document describes a cold-vapor atomic absorption procedure for measuring mercury in soils, sediments, bottom deposits, and sludge-type materials.

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Method 7471B: Mercury in Solid or Semisolid Waste (Manual Cold-Vapor Technique), part of Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (PDF)(11 pp, 1 MB, February 2007)