电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地球化学样品中镉

采用HF-HClO4-HNO3-H2SO4分解样品,王水提取,选用4个国家一级标准物质制备成标准系列校准,ICP-MS法直接测定地球化学样品中的Cd。选择103Rh为内标,确定了仪器的最佳分析条件,研究了Zr,Sn对Cd的干扰,选择114Cd作为测定同位素,采用数学公式校正了Sn对Cd的同质异位素干扰,方法检测限(3s)为6.3×10-3μg/g,RSD(n=12)为3.9%～6.6%。经国家一级标准物质验证,测定值与标准值吻合较好。该方法适用于地球化学样品中的微量Cd的测定。     

ICP-MS测定PM2.5中痕量重金属及铅同位素

建立了HNO3-H2O2湿法消解、电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)同时测定PM2.5样品中痕量重金属Cr,Ni,Cu,As,Cd,Pb和Pb同位素的方法。通过内标校正克服了基体效应、物理效应和仪器的长短期漂移的干扰。在ICP-MS优化参数下,测定的痕量元素及Pb同位素的标准曲线相关系数均优于0.9997,5种痕量元素的方法检出限在0.01~0.07μg/L之间,4种Pb同位素的方法检出限在0.014~0.07μg/L之间。通过测定滤膜标准物质(GBW(E)080212)和Pb同位素标准物质(NIST981)考察了方法准确性,测定值均在标准值范围内。当Pb质量浓度大于10μg/L时,浓度对Pb同位素比值的测量影响不显著。运用该方法测得厦门市PM2.5中6种痕量重金属元素的RSD小于4.8%,Pb同位素RSD小于0.5%。     

ICP-OES法测定镉的铁光谱干扰系数数学模型的建立及应用

ICP-OES用于元素分析具有测定速度快、多元素同时测定等特点,应用越来越广泛。由于其发射光谱的原理,很多元素的测定都存在光谱干扰的问题,大部分情况下可以通过选择波长来避免或减小基体中相关元素的光谱干扰。波长214.439nm和226.502nm可用于ICP-OES法测定Cd元素,其中Cd214.439nm受到Fe214.445nm的光谱干扰,Cd226.502nm受到Fe226.459nm和Fe226.505nm的光谱干扰。为了研究铁基体对Cd元素测定干扰的影响按排列组合的方式配制不同浓度的镉(0.001～0.1mg·L~(-1))和铁(1～1000mg·L~(-1))混合标液,以Cd214.439nm测定表观结果除以配制浓度作为干扰系数ξ。根据迭代算法Levenberg-Marquardt优化算法选择Power2D模型拟合干扰系数ξ和Cd的浓度x(mg·L~(-1))和Fe的浓度y(mg·L~(-1))之间的关系,建立非线性曲面拟合方程ξ=z0+B×power(x,C)+D×power(y,E)+F×power(x,C)×power(y,E),同时绘制三维拟合曲面图,结果表明不同浓度的Fe对不同浓度Cd的测定光谱干扰系数是有差别的。将拟合结果用于水系沉积物成分分析标准物质GBW07305a(GSD-5a)中Cd的测定,通过拟合方程计算干扰系数ξ并对测定结果进行校正,校正后结果在标准物质证书标准值1.37±0.10mg·kg~(-1)范围内,说明拟合结果对实际样品的Cd测定校正是可靠有效的。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱同位素稀释法测定菜园土壤中微量镉

用电感耦合等离子体质谱同位素稀释法,测定了菜园土壤中微量镉的含量。土壤样品中加入一定量的112Cd富集同位素试剂后,用硝酸-氢氟酸-高氯酸混合酸预消解后再经微波消解,冷却后样品溶液在130℃蒸发近干,然后加入硼酸1 mL,以硝酸(2+98)溶液定容至20 mL,利用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定溶液中的同位素比值R(112Cd/111Cd),用同位素稀释法计算出样品中镉的含量。试验对仪器参数1、12Cd富集同位素试剂的加入量、质量歧视因素、仪器死时间及同量异位素和多原子离子峰的干扰等因素对测定产生的影响进行了试验和校正。在优化的条件下测定了土壤标准物质(GBW 07423)中镉的含量,测定值与标准值相符。     

微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定蔬菜中铬、镉、砷、铅、汞的含量

取经洗净、切成小段并用四分法取样和粉碎的蔬菜样品1.000g于PTFE消解容器中,加入硝酸7mL在消解仪中于120℃恒温保持30min。随后将容器移入微波消解仪中,在1 000 W功率下按设定程序消解25min。冷却后用硝酸(2+98)溶液将消解完全的溶液定容至25.0mL,用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定样品中Cr、Cd、As、Pb、Hg的含量。对测定中遇到的同量异位素干扰,选取相应的原子丰度较高的同位素~(52)Cr,~(111)Cd,~(75)As,~(208)Pb及~(202)Hg作为被测元素,可在一定程序上降低此类干扰。此外,蔬菜中常含有C、H、O、N、Cl、S、Mo等元素,能与载气中的Ar结合产生多原子离子干扰。因此,在测定~(111)Cd,~(52)Cr,~(75)As时,采用DRC模式并以NH_3作为反应气可消除此类干扰。测定~(202)Hg及~(208)Pb时无此类干扰,故采用STD模式。对样品的基体干扰,采用在线内标加入法予以校正。在DRC模式下测定~(111)Cd,~(52)Cr及~(75)As时可能产生新干扰,采用设定RPq值可排除此类干扰。试验结果表明:所测定的5种元素的质量浓度在一定范围内与各元素的分析信号强度之间呈线性关系,其检出限(3s/k)在0.2～3.2μg·kg~(-1)之间。按标准加入法进行回收试验,测得回收率在92.9%～108%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=5)在1.2%～5.8%之间。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中钪镓锗铟镉铊时的干扰及其消除方法

地质样品经硝酸-氢氟酸-高氯酸密闭分解。适当稀释样品(稀释因子DF=1 000),控制试液中的含盐量,并结合内标(Rh、Ir)校正消除基体效应和物理效应。~(28)Si~(16)O~1H、~(29)Si~(16)O干扰~(45)Sc的测定,在样品处理时除硅以消除其干扰。~(142)Ce~(2+)、~(142)Nd~(2+)干扰~(71)Ga的测定,~(58)Ni~(16)O、~(148)Sm~(2+)、~(148)Nd~(2+)干扰~(74)Ge的测定,~(114)Sn、~(98)Mo~(16)O、~(97)Mo~(16)O~1H干扰~(114)Cd的测定,~(115)Sn、~(98)Mo~(16)O~1H、~(98)Mo~(17)O干扰~(115)In的测定,采用数学校正法消除它们的干扰。高含量的~(204)Pb和~(206)Pb分别干扰~(203)Tl和~(205)Tl的测定,在样品处理时采用沉淀分离铅以消除其干扰。应用此方法测定了国家一级标准物质中的钪、镓、锗、铟、镉和铊的含量,测定值与认定值相符。     

氢化物发生原子荧光光谱法测定铅基合金中砷

建立了以HG-AFS测定铅基合金样品中砷的简单方法,研究了共存元素可能引起的干扰并成功地加以解决,优化了氢化物发生条件及仪器的工作参数。KBH4最优浓度为1.0%(m/V),样品溶液和载流中HCl的最优浓度分别为10%(V/V)和5%(V/V)。实验表明,当硫脲存在时,Cu不干扰As的测定;Sb、Sn和Bi引起的干扰可以通过0.5%(m/V)KMnO4溶液在线吸收相应的氢化物加以消除。通过测定铅基合金标准样品以检验方法的准确性,由标准加入法得到的结果与标准值吻合。本方法的检出限为0.17μg/L,对40μg/LAs标准溶液连续测定11次的相对标准偏差为1.45%。     

半密闭酸溶-电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS)）法测定化探样品中的铬镍铜锌镉铅6种重金属

采用半密闭酸溶消解法处理样品，选择离线校正的方式校正了Sn对Cd的同量异位素的干扰，增加积分时间和读数次数提高了Cd的准确度和精密度，建立了电感耦合等离子体质谱仪（ICP-MS）测定化探样品中Cr、Ni、Cu、Zn、Cd、Pb六种重金属元素的方法。对前处理方法和仪器的参数条件进行了优化，结果表明，半密闭体系可达到回流的目的，样品分解完全且无污染现象，在最优的实验条件下，标准曲线的相关系数均不小于0.9997，检出限为0.019~1.65 μg/g ，测定下限为0.057~4.95 μg/g 。按照实验方法对岩石、水系沉积物和土壤国家标准物质中Cr、Ni、Cu、Zn、Cd、Pb平行测定12次，各元素的测定结果与认定值基本一致，相对偏差均不大于3.55%，相对误差均不大于 10.34% 。采用实验方法对土壤样品进行分析，测定结果与四酸溶解-ICP-OES测定Cr、Ni、Cu、Zn、Pb，火焰-石墨炉原子吸收法测定Cd的结果基本吻合。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定锆及锆合金中镉含量的质谱干扰分析

通过对Zr及Zr合金中各元素一定浓度单标溶液在电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)设定的扫描区间(106~116aum)进行扫描得到质谱图,并结合各元素单标溶液在Cd元素不同同位素质谱峰处的离子计数值的分析,研究了ICP-MS测定Zr及Zr合金中Cd含量时所受的质谱干扰情况,并对干扰物进行了判断。结果表明:基体元素Zr、合金元素Nb和杂质元素Mo所形成的氧化物、氢氧化物多原子离子及合金元素Sn所形成的同质异位素均会对Cd的相关同位素原子构成质谱干扰;针对不同干扰,提出了避免和消除干扰可参考的方法。     

纳米TiO2表面对Cd2+的吸附与光化学还原过程的QCM研究

用石英晶体微天平(QCM)现场技术研究了Cd2+在纳米TiO2表面的吸附与光化学还原过程.研究结果表明,Cd2+在纳米TiO2表面的吸附量受溶液的浓度、pH值和不同添加物的影响.当pH<7时, Cd2+不发生吸附;pH＝7时,Cd2+在TiO2膜上的吸附量接近于15.2 mg/g.在紫外光光照下, Cd2+不发生光化学反应,但在溶液中加入NO-3和HCO-2后, Cd2+在电极表面可发生光化学反应,分别生成了CdO·Cd(OH)2和Cd.当醇类物质加入后, QCM的频率略有下降, 但没有观察到单质Cd的生成.     

Determination of cadmium in biological materials by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with flow-injection on-line sorption preconcentration

A new on-line preconcentration flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) system for trace element determination was developed based on sorption of soluble metal complexes on the walls of a PTFE knotted reactor using flow injection techniques. The system was applied to the determination of cadmium in biological materials. Cadmium complexed with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate was sorbed on the inner walls of the reactor and eluted on-line by isobutyl methyl ketone. The retention efficiency was 81% at a sampling loading rate of 5.2 ml/min. The enhancement factor was 66 and the concentration efficiency was 61/min with a 50 sec preconcentration period, consuming 4.2 ml sample. A detection limit of 0.1 μg/l. Cd (3σ) was obtained with a sampling frequency of 55/hr. The precisions were 1.2% RSD for 20 μg/l. Cd (N = 11). Thiourea and ascorbic acid/phenanthroline were used to overcome interferences from copper and iron, respectively. The analytical results obtained for powdered rice and human hair standard reference materials were in good agreement with the certified values.     

Preconcentration Systems Using Polyurethane Foam/Me-BDBD for Determination of Copper in Food Samples

A new reagent, 6-[2′-(6′-methyl-benzothiazolylazo)]-1,2-dihydroxy-3,5-benzenedisulfonic acid (Me-BDBD), was synthesised and used in on-line and off-line systems for copper preconcentration by solid-phase extraction. Spectrophotometry and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS) were the detection techniques. Polyurethane foam loaded with Me-BDBD packed in a minicolumn was used as sorbent in both systems. The spectral characteristics of Me-BDBD were investigated. The optimum pH values for maximum sorption of the metal are between 7.0 and 8.5. Copper was desorbed with 0.05 and 0.50 mol L⁻¹ hydrochloric acid solutions, for on-line and off-line systems, respectively. The effects of several foreign substances on the adsorption of copper are reported. The enrichment factors obtained were 7 (on-line) and 26 (off-line) for the systems. The proposed procedures allowed the determination of copper with detection limits of 3.4 and 1.4 μg L⁻¹ (0.85 and 0.35 μg per gram of sample) for on-line and off-line systems, respectively. The precision of the procedures was also calculated: 3.2 (on-line) and 1.9% (off-line). The validation of the procedures was carried out by analysis of certified reference material. The copper contents in corn and rice flour and black tea samples were determined by applying the proposed procedures.     

Study of the versatility of a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric method for the determination of cadmium in the environmental field

Cadmium is a representative example of trace elements that are insidious and widespread health hazards. In contemporary environmental analysis, there is a clear trend toward its determination over a wide range of concentrations in complex matrixes. This paper describes a versatile method for the determination of Cd at various levels (0.1-500 microg/g) in several sample types, such as soils, sediments, coals, ashes, sewage sludges, animal tissues, and plants, by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman background correction. The effect of the individual presence of about 50 elements, with an interference/analyte concentration ratio of up to 10(5), was tested; recoveries of Cd ranged from 93 to 106%. The influence of different media, such as HNO3, HCI, HF, H2SO4, HClO4, acetic acid, hydroxylammonium chloride, and ammonium acetate, in several concentrations, was also tested. From these studies it can be concluded that the analytical procedure is scarcely matrix dependent, and the results obtained for a wide diversity of reference materials are in good agreement with the certified values.     

Determination of total mercury in environmental and biological samples by flow injection cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry

A simple and accurate method has been developed for the determination of total mercury in environmental and biological samples. The method utilises an off-line microwave digestion stage followed by analysis using a flow injection system with detection by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry.

The method has been validated using two certified reference materials (DORM-1 dogfish and MESS-2 estuarine sediment) and the results agreed well with the certified values. A detection limit of 0.2 ng g⁻¹ Hg was obtained and no significant interference was observed. The method was finally applied to the determination of mercury in river sediments and canned tuna fish, and gave results in the range 0.1–3.0 mg kg⁻¹.     

Large-volume injection electrothermal AAS combined with tungsten-treated pyrolytic graphite furnace: determination of cadmium in tap, snow and river water samples with phosphate modifier.

A large-volume (100 microl) injection-ETAAS with W-treated PG furnace combined with a phosphate modifier was applied to the determination of unpolluted levels of Cd in tap, snow and river-water samples. The limit of detection of 1.1 ng l(-1) was observed for a 4 w/v% NH4H2PO4 modifer. Matrix interference studies were tested for major ion species well found in fresh water. The direct determination of Cd in certified river water (12 +/- 2 ng l(-1)) was carried out and the observed value was in agreement with the certified one. The good recoveries of Cd added to real environmental water samples were also observed. This method was applied to the determination of Cd in unpolluted environmental water samples.     

Determination of Cd,Hg, Pb and Se in sediments slurries by isotopic dilution calibration ICP-MS after chemical vapor generation using an on-line system or retention in an electrothermal vaporizer treated with iridium

A method for the determination of Cd, Hg, Pb and Se in sediments reference materials by slurry sampling chemical vapor generation (CVG) using isotopic dilution (ID) calibration and detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is proposed. Two different systems were used for the investigation: an on-line flow injection system (FI-CVG-ICP-MS) and an off-line system with in situ trapping electrothermal vaporization (CVG-ETV-ICP-MS). About 100 mg of the reference material, ground to a particle size ≤50 μm, was mixed with acid solutions (aqua regia, HF and HCl) in an ultrasonic bath. The enriched isotopes ¹¹¹Cd, ¹⁹⁸Hg, ²⁰⁶Pb and ⁷⁷Se were then added to the slurry in an adequate amount in order to produce an altered isotopic ratio close to 1. For the on-line system, a standing time for the slurry of 12 h before measurement was required, while for the batch system, no standing time is needed to obtain accurate results. The conditions for the formation of the analyte vapor were optimized for the evaluated systems. The following altered isotope ratios were measured: ¹¹¹Cd/¹¹⁴Cd, ¹⁹⁸Hg/¹⁹⁹Hg, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁸Pb e ⁷⁷Se/⁸²Se. The obtained detection limits in the on-line system, in μg g⁻¹, were: Cd: 0.15; Hg: 0.09; Pb: 6.0 and Se: 0.03. Similar detection limits were obtained with the system that uses the ETV: 0.21 for Hg, 6.0 for Pb and 0.06 μg g⁻¹ for Se. No signal for Cd was obtained in this system. One estuarine, two marine and two river certified sediments were analyzed to check the accuracy. The obtained values by both systems were generally in agreement with the certified concentrations, according to the t-test for a confidence level of 95%, demonstrating that isotope equilibration was attained in the slurries submitted to a chemical vapor generation procedure and detection by ICP-MS. The relative standard deviations were lower than 10%, adequate for slurry analysis. The almost quantitative analytes extractions to the aqueous phase of the slurry must favor equilibration of the added enriched isotope with the isotope in the sample, allowing the use of isotopic dilution calibration for slurry analysis.     

Ultratrace determination of tin by hydride generation in-atomizer trapping atomic absorption spectrometry

A quartz multiatomizer with its inlet arm modified to serve as a trap (trap-and-atomizer device) was employed to trap tin hydride and subsequently to volatilize collected analyte species with atomic absorption spectrometric detection. Generation, atomization and preconcentration conditions were optimized and analytical figures of merit of both on-line atomization as well as preconcentration modes were quantified. Preconcentration efficiency of 95 ± 5% was found. The detection limits reached were 0.029 and 0.14 ng mL⁻¹ Sn, respectively, for 120 s preconcentration period and on-line atomization mode without any preconcentration. The interference extent of other hydride forming elements (As, Se, Sb and Bi) on tin determination was found negligible in both modes of operation. The applicability of the developed preconcentration method was verified by Sn determination in a certified reference material as well as by analysis of real samples.     

On-line Preconcentration and Determination of Trace Metals in Water Samples by Flow Injection Combined with Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry via Calix[4]arene Carboxylic Acid Packed Micro-column

An adsorbent calix[4]arene carboxylic acid was employed as the adsorption material for on-line flow injection( FI) micro-column preconcentration coupled with flame atomic absorption spectrometry(FAAS) determination of trace heavy metals(Cu, Pb, Co, Ni and Cd). Parameters such as the pH, loading time and flow rate of sample, and the concentration, volume and flow rate of eluent were optimized. The enrichment factors are 50.0, 56.5, 11.6, 12.1 and 19.1 for Cu, Pb, Co, Ni, and Cd, respectively, and a sample throughput of 20 h^-1 was obtained. The limits of detection for Cu, Pb, Co, Ni, and Cd were in a range of 1.56―3.91 μg/L, and the relative standard deviations(RSDs) were less than 2.76%(n=7). Furthermore, the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of Cu, Pb, Co, Ni, and Cd in certified reference materials and various water samples.     

Determination of As(III) and total inorganic arsenic by flow injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry

A simple procedure was developed for the direct determination of As(III) and As(V) in water samples by flow injection hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (FI–HG–AAS), without pre-reduction of As(V). The flow injection system was operated in the merging zones configuration, where sample and NaBH₄ are simultaneously injected into two carrier streams, HCl and H₂O, respectively. Sample and reagent injected volumes were of 250 μl and flow rate of 3.6 ml min⁻¹ for hydrochloric acid and de-ionised water. The NaBH₄ concentration was maintained at 0.1% (w/v), it would be possible to perform arsine selective generation from As(III) and on-line arsine generation with 3.0% (w/v) NaBH₄ to obtain total arsenic concentration. As(V) was calculated as the difference between total As and As(III). Both procedures were tolerant to potential interference. So, interference such as Fe(III), Cu(II), Ni(II), Sb(III), Sn(II) and Se(IV) could, at an As(III) level of 0.1 mg l⁻¹, be tolerated at a weight excess of 5000, 5000, 500, 100, 10 and 5 times, respectively. With the proposed procedure, detection limits of 0.3 ng ml⁻¹ for As(III) and 0.5 ng ml⁻¹ for As(V) were achieved. The relative standard deviations were of 2.3% for 0.1 mg l⁻¹ As(III) and 2.0% for 0.1 mg l⁻¹ As(V). A sampling rate of about 120 determinations per hour was achieved, requiring 30 ml of NaBH₄ and waste generation in order of 450 ml. The method was shown to be satisfactory for determination of traces arsenic in water samples. The assay of a certified drinking water sample was 81.7±1.7 μg l⁻¹ (certified value 80.0±0.5 μg l⁻¹).     

Simultaneous on-line preconcentration and determination of trace metals in environmental samples by flow injection combined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using a nanometer-sized alumina packed micro-column

A flow injection (FI) on-line preconcentration procedure by using a nanometer-sized alumina packed micro-column coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was described for simultaneous determination of trace metals (V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in the environmental samples. The effects of pH value, sample flow rate, preconcentration time, and interfering ions on the preconcentration of analytes have been investigated. Under the optimized operating conditions, the adsorption capacity of the nanometer-sized alumina for V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb were found to be 11.7, 13.6, 15.7, 9.5, 12.2, 13.3, 17.1, 17.7 and 17.5 mg g⁻¹, respectively. With 60 s preconcentration time and 60 s elution time, an enrichment factor of 5 and the sampling frequency of 15 h⁻¹ were obtained. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of trace metals in environmental certified reference materials and natural water samples with satisfactory results.