[Lead detection and measurement in biological fluids by means of anodic stripping voltammetry (author's transl)]

The authors deal with the anodic stripping voltammetry method for detecting and measuring lead in biological fluids. A comparison was made with the more widely used dithizone method. The mercury-graphite electrode was also checked in respect of both the plating time and the amount of analyses performed. From the results obtained the authors conclude that the anodic stripping voltammetry technique appears to be simpler and more rapid and sensitive than the dithizone method for lead detection and measurement in biological fluids. The former is therefore particularly suitable for laboratories where routine repetitive analyses are performed.