An atomic absorption method is described whereby the gold excreted in the urine of patients undergoing chrysotherapy can be estimated. Gold is precipitated as telluride, dissolved in aqua regia, and extracted into methyl isobutyl ketone for estimation by atomic absorption spectroscopy using graphite furnace atomization.
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