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Heavy metals are present as elementary compounds or mineral deposits in nature, from which they are extracted and processed for different purposes. During these processes, heavy metals are released in the environment and reach the atmosphere, waters, soils, and biota (plants and animals). Heavy metals release into the environment is of great concern, due to their ability to concentrate and accumulate, in different stable forms and in different media. Quantitative determination methods and techniques are developed in order to provide valid results about the heavy metals content in different matrixes. This study presents the main analytical techniques available for heavy metals determination in environmental and biological samples, as well as an example of method validation and uncertainty estimation for Cu2+ determination in waste water samples.
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Draghici, C., Jelescu, C., Dima, C., Coman, G., Chirila, E. (2011). Heavy Metals Determination in Environmental and Biological Samples. In: Simeonov, L., Kochubovski, M., Simeonova, B. (eds) Environmental Heavy Metal Pollution and Effects on Child Mental Development. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0253-0_9
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