A Nafion-coated wall-jet mercury film electrode was tested to determine cadmium and lead at trace levels in flowing systems by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry. Optimization of the experimental conditions and square wave parameters is discussed. For a 60 s deposition time, the detection limits restricted by the amount of cadmium and lead in the blank solution were lxlO" 9 M and lxlO" 10 M respectively. In comparison with the conventional mercury film electrode, the resistance to Triton X-100 interference was found to be superior with the Nafion film coating. The modified electrode was applied to trace metal detenninations in real environmental samples.