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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
Volume 133, Issue -, Pages 162-167Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.03.021
Keywords
Vegetables; Solanaceae family; Simultaneous determination of nickel and iron; HR-CS SS-GF AAS; Direct solid sample analysis
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [150250/2016-9, CNPq 303526/2016-5, CNPq 305679/2015-5, CAPES 1551743]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) [150250/2016-9, CNPq 303526/2016-5, CNPq 305679/2015-5, CAPES 1551743]
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A method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of Ni and Fe in vegetables of the Solanaceae family (bell pepper, tomato, potato, eggplant, physalis, and red pepper) using high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry and direct solid sample analysis (HR-CS SS-GF AAS). The vegetables were cultivated using both conventional and organic farming. The samples were lyophilized, milled, and the particle size was controlled using a 200 pm polyester sieve. The primary absorption line for Ni at 232.003 nm and a secondary line for Fe at 232.036 nm were used throughout the study. Pyrolysis and atomization temperatures for both analytes were 1400 degrees C and 2500 degrees C, respectively. The molecular spectrum of SiO appeared during atomization, and it was corrected using a least-squares algorithm. The calibration was carried out with aqueous standard solutions. The characteristic masses for Ni and Fe were 95 mu g and 340 mu g, respectively. The LODs of Ni and Fe were 0.02 mu g g(-1) and 2 mu g g(-1), and the LOQs were 0.06 mu g g(-1) and 6 mu g g(-1), respectively. The accuracy of the method was confirmed by analyzing a certified reference material of tomato leaves (SRM NIST 1573a). The concentrations of Fe were different for conventional and organic farming, whereas only one group of organically grown vegetables had higher Ni concentrations than the conventionally grown. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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