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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Determination of Low Concentrations of Mercury Based on the Electrodeposition Time.

Kenshin Takemura, Wataru Iwasaki, Nobutomo Morita, Shinya Ohmagari, Yasunori Takaki, Hitomi Fukaura, Kazuya Kikunaga

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kenshin TakemuraSensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 807-1 Shuku-Machi, Tosu 841-0052, Saga, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7892-8488
Wataru IwasakiSensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 807-1 Shuku-Machi, Tosu 841-0052, Saga, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-0172
Nobutomo MoritaSensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 807-1 Shuku-Machi, Tosu 841-0052, Saga, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5075-3209
Shinya OhmagariSensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 807-1 Shuku-Machi, Tosu 841-0052, Saga, Japan.
Yasunori TakakiSakamoto Lime Industry Co., Ltd., 273-1 Simo, Tamana 865-0013, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hitomi FukauraSakamoto Lime Industry Co., Ltd., 273-1 Simo, Tamana 865-0013, Kumamoto, Japan.
Kazuya KikunagaSensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 807-1 Shuku-Machi, Tosu 841-0052, Saga, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1398-3080

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Abstract

Soil plays a crucial role in human health through its impact on food and habitation. However, it often contains toxic heavy metals, with mercury being particularly hazardous when methylated. Currently, high-sensitivity, rapid detection of mercury is achievable only through electrochemical measurements. These measurements require pretreatment of the soil sample and the preparation of a calibration curve tailored to the sample's condition. In this study, we developed a method to determine the environmental standard value of mercury content in soil by significantly reducing the pretreatment process. Our approach involves analyzing current peaks from electrodeposition times using specific electrodes and solvent settings. This method demonstrates low error rates under low concentration conditions and can detect mercury levels as low as 0.5 ppb in soil leachate and reagent dilution series. This research facilitates the determination of low mercury concentrations in solutions containing various soil micro-compounds without the need for calibration curves.

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electrochemical detectionenvironmentmercurynanoparticletime response

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PMID38869606
PMCPMC11173952

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