DOI: 10.1126/science.178.4061.611. Mercury Detection by Means of Thin Gold Films

Mercury Detection by Means of Thin Gold Films

10.1126/science.178.4061.611

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Abstract

The adsorption of elemental mercury vapor on a thin (several hundred angstroms) gold film produces resistance changes in the film. An instrument for the detection of mercury based on this phenomenon is simple and rapid and requires no chemical separations other than passage of the vapor sample through a few standard dry filters. The instrument is portable, and the technique is directly applicable to environmental problems and geochemical prospecting. The limit of detection of the prototype instrument is 0.05 nanogram of mercury.

Bibliography

McNerney, J. J., Buseck, P. R., & Hanson, R. C. (1972). Mercury Detection by Means of Thin Gold Films. Science, 178(4061), 611â612.

Authors 3

John J. McNerney (first)
Peter R. Buseck (additional)
Roland C. Hanson (additional)

References 15 Referenced 126

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Geus, J. W., Chemisorption and Reactions on Metallic Films 1: 386 (1971). / Chemisorption and Reactions on Metallic Films (1971)
GOLEB, J.A., DETERMINATION OF MERCURY IN SMALL TERRESTRIAL AND NONTERRESTRIAL ROCK SAMPLES BY ATOMIC-ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY, AND STUDY OF MERCURY RELEASE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES, APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 25: 522 (1971). (10.1366/000370271779950526) / APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY (1971)
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Type	When
Created	18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 10:03 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 11, 2024, 5:06 p.m.)
Indexed	3 months, 2 weeks ago (May 8, 2025, 3:47 a.m.)
Issued	52 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 10, 1972)
Published	52 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 10, 1972)
Published Print	52 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 10, 1972)

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BibTeX

@article{McNerney_1972, title={Mercury Detection by Means of Thin Gold Films}, volume={178}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4061.611}, DOI={10.1126/science.178.4061.611}, number={4061}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={McNerney, John J. and Buseck, Peter R. and Hanson, Roland C.}, year={1972}, month=nov, pages={611–612} }

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