On-line Preconcentration Method for the Determination of Trace Metals in Water Samples Using a Fully Automated Pretreatment System Coupled with ICP-AES

An automated on-line sample-preparation method using a computer-controlled pretreatment system (Auto-Pret AES system) coupled with ICP-AES was developed. In this work, an iminodiacetate chelating resin, packed in a mini-column and installed in the system was employed for the collection/concentration...

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Published in:Analytical Sciences 2007, Vol.23(3), pp.343-350
Main Authors: KATARINA, Rosi K., LENGHOR, Narong, MOTOMIZU, Shoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation - methods
Metals - analysis
Online Systems
Spectrophotometry, Atomic - methods
Water - chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
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Summary:An automated on-line sample-preparation method using a computer-controlled pretreatment system (Auto-Pret AES system) coupled with ICP-AES was developed. In this work, an iminodiacetate chelating resin, packed in a mini-column and installed in the system was employed for the collection/concentration of 13 trace metals, including such toxic metals as Be, Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb. The limits of detection of the proposed method for trace metals were in the range of 0.001 (Be) - 0.18 (Pb) ng mL-1. The enrichment factors for metal ions were about 19 times, when 5 mL of samples were used. The sample throughput was 11 h-1. The accuracy and the precision of the method were evaluated using river-water reference materials, SLRS-4 from NRCC, JSAC 0301-1 and JSAC 0302 from the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry. The proposed method can be favorably applied to the collection/concentration of trace metals in natural water samples.
ISSN:0910-6340
1348-2246
DOI:10.2116/analsci.23.343