Table 1 Operational working conditions (AA-6800 Shimadzu).

From: Assessment of health risks associated with heavy metal contamination in selected fish and crustacean species from Temsah Lake, Suez Canal

Metals

Wavelength (nm)

Lamp currents(mA)

Slit width(nm)

Fuel

Support

LOD (ppb)

LOQ (ppb)

Cd

228.8

8

0.5

Argon

–

0.0005

0.002

Pb

283.3

8

0.5

Argon

–

0.001

0.003

Ni

232.0

12

0.2

Argon

–

0.002

0.005

Hg

253.7

4

0.5

–

–

0.0006

0.002

Sn

286.3

10

1

Air-C2H2

Argon

0.0008

0.003

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