ABSTRACT
Fishman and Spencer [1] used an ultraviolet radiation or an acid persulphate digestion procedure to decompose organoarsenic compounds. The automated methods of Agemian and Cheam [2] use hydrogen peroxide and sulphuric acid for the destruction of organic matter, combined with permanganate-persulphate oxidation for the complete recovery of organoarsenic compounds from fish. An automated system based on sodium borohydride reduction with atomisation in a quartz tube is used for the determination of the inorganic arsenic thus produced.
