Electromembrane extraction-preconcentration followed by microvolume UV–Vis spectrophotometric determination of mercury in water and fish samples

Electromembrane extraction technique combined with microvolume UV-Vis spectrophotometric detection was proposed for the preconcentration-determination of mercury in water and fish samples. The optimized conditions for preconcentration step were: the applied potential 70V, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate as the extractant in 1-octanol 2% v/v, extraction time 10min, stirring rate 700rpm, acceptor and donor solutions pH 3 and 7, respectively. The...