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Ali hussien Amteghy

my dear, this link maybe help you

http://www.labcompare.com/10-Featured-Articles/133134-Mercury-Analyzers-in-the-Laboratory/

Mohamed Hassaan

I used DMA-80 and was working very well for all kind of Hg samples. ( water sediment ) was very fast.

but you can compare the two instrument online for detection limits.

regards

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