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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 688, Issue 1, Pages 36-42Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2010.12.036
Keywords
Tungsten coil; Metallic cell; Atomic absorption; Atomic emission; Trace metal determination; Portability
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Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Department of Homeland Security [CBET 0736214, 2008-DN-077-ARI001-02]
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A new metallic atomization cell is used for trace metal determinations by tungsten coil atomic absorption spectrometry and tungsten coil atomic emission spectrometry. Different protecting gas mixtures are evaluated to improve atomic emission signals. Ar, N-2, CO2 and He are used as solvents, and H-2 and C2H2 as solutes. A H-2/Ar mixture provided the best results. Parameters such as protecting gas flow rate and atomization current are also optimized. The optimal conditions are used to determine the figures of merit for both methods and the results are compared with values found in the literature. The new cell provides a better control of the radiation reaching the detector and a small, more isothermal environment around the atomizer. A more concentrated atomic cloud and a smaller background signal result in lower limits of detection using both methods. Cu (324.7 nm), Cd (228.8 nm) and Sn (286.3 nm) determined by tungsten coil atomic absorption spectrometry presented limits of detection as low as 0.6, 0.1, and 2.2 mu gL(-1), respectively. For Cr (425.4 nm), Eu (459.4 nm) and Sr (460.7 nm) determined by tungsten coil atomic emission spectrometry, limits of detection of 4.5, 2.5, and 0.1 mu gL(-1) were calculated. The method is used to determine Cu, Cd, Cr and Sr in a water standard reference material. Results for Cu, Cd and Cr presented no significant difference from reported values in a 95% confidence level. For Sr, a 113% recovery was obtained. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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