Rapid methods to detect organic mercury and total selenium in biological samples

摘要

Background Organic mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant of concern and selenium is believed to afford protection against mercury risk though few approaches exist to rapidly assess both chemicals in biological samples. Here, micro-scale and rapid methods to detect organic mercury ( 1.5 ml total sample volume, 1.5 hour) and total selenium (Se; 3.0 ml total volume, 3 hour) from a range of biological samples (10-50 mg) are described.