Title: Matrix-Assisted UV-Photochemical Vapor Generation for AFS Determination of Trace Mercury in Natural Water Samples: A Green Analytical Method
Abstract:ABSTRACT Direct matrix-assisted UV-photochemical/cold vapor generation for sample introduction was proposed for the determination of trace mercury in natural water by atomic fluorescence spectrometry....ABSTRACT Direct matrix-assisted UV-photochemical/cold vapor generation for sample introduction was proposed for the determination of trace mercury in natural water by atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The optimal experimental conditions for the determination of mercury including sampling volume, UV irradiation time, carrier flow rate, pH, and the interference from coexisting metal ions were investigated in detail. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the limit of detection for total mercury was 0.03 ng mL−1. The accuracy of the proposed method was validated by analyzing two certified reference water samples with satisfactory analytical results. This method is simple, fast, green, highly selective, ultrasensitive, and yet inexpensive. KEYWORDS: atomic fluorescence spectrometrygreen analytical methodmercuryuv-photochemical vapor generationwater ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Xiandeng Hou acknowledges the financial support of this project from the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant 20835003. Hui Xia, Xing Liu, Ke Huang, Lu Gan, and Chunlan He are undergraduate students. Xia and Liu contributed equally to this work. Notes a Average ± standard deviation (n = 3). a Average ± standard deviation (n = 3). nd = not detected.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-10-21
Language: en
Type: article
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