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Table 2 Instrument conditions and furnace programme for the determination of beryllium (argon flow rate was set at 0.3 L min-1, except during atomization)

From: Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry as a routine method for the quantification of beryllium in blood and serum

Step

Temp (°C)

Time (s)

Drying

85

5

Drying

95

30

Drying

120

20

Pre-pyrolysis

450

22

Pyrolysis

1000; 800

17

Atomizing

2900; 2800

3

Cleaning

2900

2

  1. Serum analysis
  2. Blood analysis