The limits of detection (LOD) and of quantification (LOQ)were calculated
according to IUPAC (LOD=3sB/S and LOQ=10sB/S, inwhich sB is
the standard deviation of 10 consecutivemeasurements of a blank solution
and S is the slope of the respective curves). The respective LOD and
LOQ values obtained by employing CV AAS andMIP OES for Hg were 0.6,
2.0 μg L−1, and 0.3, 1.0 μg L−1, respectively.