System for the ultra-trace quantitative chemical speciation of mercury compounds

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Mercury compounds are toxic environmental pollutants that are amongst the most highly bio-magnified and bio-accumulated trace molecules in the human food chain. Despite a couple of decades of emphasis by governments on the need for mercury chemical speciation, and several attempts by various companies, there is no commercial technique present to be able to perform detailed atmospheric or aquatic mercury chemical speciation on a routine basis by an end-user. While analytical techniques for trace metals speciation have been around for decades, few laboratories possess the expertise to apply these techniques for various commercial applications. As demand for more accuracy in information grows, so will the need for trace metals speciation. Many governments have recently instituted ambient air monitoring programs in response to concerns about