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Mercury speciation by CE: an update.

Petr Kubán¹, Pavlína Pelcová, Jana Margetínová

¹Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic. kuban0@mendelu.cz

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This review updates on mercury speciation using capillary electrophoresis (CE). CE offers a fast, efficient method for analyzing mercury species in various samples, complementing chromatography.

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Area of Science:

Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Science

Background:

Mercury species exhibit varying physicochemical properties, toxicity, and transformation pathways.
Accurate speciation of mercury is crucial for environmental monitoring and toxicological assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an updated review on mercury speciation analysis using capillary electrophoresis (CE).
To highlight recent advancements and trends in CE-based mercury speciation.
To discuss the application of CE in studying mercury interactions with biomolecules.

Main Methods:

Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) as a separation technique.
Sample preconcentration techniques: sample stacking, ion exchange, LLL extraction, dual-cloud point extraction.
Hyphenation of CE with element-specific detectors (ETAAS, AFS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS).

Main Results:

CE is presented as a complementary technique to chromatography, excelling in speed, efficiency, and low sample volume requirements.
Effective preconcentration strategies are essential for achieving low limits of detection (LODs) for trace mercury species.
Hyphenation with sensitive detectors enhances analytical capabilities for mercury speciation.

Conclusions:

Capillary electrophoresis is a powerful and versatile tool for mercury speciation.
CE facilitates the analysis of mercury species in complex matrices and interaction studies.
Advancements in preconcentration and detection methods continue to improve CE's applicability in mercury analysis.