Detect Mercury in Fish with Fluorescence
Written by WTJ on November 23, 2008 – 10:53 am -
Mercury contamination in fish has been a serious problem that can harm human’s health.
A quick and simple method to detect mercury in fish has been developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. The method will use fluorescent substance to contact with fish, and if there is any presence of oxidized mercury, the substance will glows in bright green colour. This does not only give qualitative result (like the traditional test kits do), but also quantitative result. This technique is developed in the laboratory of Kazunori Koide. The new technique can be applied onsite. It only takes 10 to 30 minutes to detect mercury level in fish.
The fluorescence detection method can also be used in detecting mercury in wastewater.
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