This method is for determination of methyl mercury (CH3Hg) in filtered and unfiltered water by
distillation, aqueous ethylation, purge and trap, desorption, and cold vapor atomic fluorescence
spectrometry (CVAFS). This method is for use in EPA's data gathering and monitoring programs
associated with the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and the Safe Drinking
Water Act. The method is based on a contractor-developed method (Reference 1) and on
peer-reviewed, published procedures for the determination of CH3Hg in aqueous samples, ranging
from sea water to sewage effluent (References 2-7).