1. Abbreviations used: HY = hydride formation or hydride qeneration; DCP = direct current plasma emission detection; ICP = inductively coupled plasma emission detection; FAA = flame atomic absorption spectroscopy; As = arsenic; HPLC = high performance liquid chromatography; LC = liquid chromatography; AAS = atomic absorption spectroscopy; AES = atomic emission spectroscopy; SD = standard deviation; %RSD = percent relative standard deviation; ug = microgram; ppb = parts-per-billion; ppm = parts-per-million; %RECY = percent recovery; mm = millimeter; HT = heiqht; MDL = minimum detection limit or minimum determinable concentration.
2. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans,1980