Rapid determination of lead and cadmium in sewage sludge samples using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with slurry sample introduction

Lead and cadmium concentrations in sewage sludge samples are determined by suspending the ground samples in a solution containing 10% (v/v) concentrated hydrofluoric acid, 1% (v/v) concentrated nitric acid, 0.5% (m/v) dihydrogen ammonium phosphate and 0.1% (m/v) sodium hexametaphosphate. Aliquots of 20 microL of these suspensions (4 mg/mL) are diluted to 1000 microL with the same solution and then injected into the electrothermal atomizer. The drying stage is performed by programming a 400 degrees C temperature, a ramp time of 20 s and a hold time of 15 s on the power supply of the atomizer. No ashing step is used. Platform atomization is carried out at 1600 and 1800 degrees C for Pb and Cd, respectively. Calibration is performed using aqueous standards in the 5-75 and 0.2-5 microg/L Pb and Cd ranges, respectively. Results obtained for three certified reference materials and four samples demonstrate the reliability of the procedures described.     

Determination of aluminium and chromium in slurried baby food samples by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry was used to determine aluminium and chromium in different types of baby foods. Samples without previous treatment were introduced into the atomizer as suspensions, which were prepared in a medium containing 0.1% (w/v) Triton X-100 (for chromium) or 10% (v/v) ethanol (for aluminium), 5% (v/v) concentrated hydrogen peroxide, and 0.5% (v/v) concentrated nitric acid. The slurries were homogenized with a potter and introduced directly into the furnace. The presence of nitric acid allowed a substantial amount of analyte to be extracted to the liquid phase. No matrix effect was observed and aqueous standard solutions were used for calibration. The detection limits were 4 and 50 pg for chromium and aluminium, respectively; characteristic masses were 3.8 pg for chromium and 18 pg for aluminium. Reliability of the procedures was checked by statistically comparing the results with those obtained with a previous microwave oven mineralization stage and by analyis of several certified reference materials. Values for the aluminium content ranged between 0.4 and 3.0 microg/g, and for chromium between 0.003 and 0.06 microg/g.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法检测畜禽产品中维吉尼亚霉素M1和S1残留

建立了畜禽产品中维吉尼亚霉素M1和S1药物残留检测的液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法。样品以甲醇-乙腈溶液(1:1, v/v)提取,上清液经0.01 mol/L磷酸二氢铵溶液稀释后,Oasis HLB固相萃取小柱净化,Luna C18色谱柱分离,以乙腈和含0.1%(体积分数)甲酸的5 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱,电喷雾正离子模式电离(ESI+),多反应监测(MRM)模式检测,外标法定量。该方法对两物质线性范围均为0.15～10.0 μg/L,相关系数r2均大于0.999;定量下限均为0.25 μg/kg。在不同基质中,0.25、0.50、2.5 μg/kg3个添加水平的平均回收率范围为71.2%～98.4%,精密度范围为3.6%～15.4%。该方法具有快速简便、灵敏度高、准确性强等特点,适用于畜禽产品中维吉尼亚霉素的检测。     

Rapid determination of lead and cadmium in sewage sludge samples using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with slurry sample introduction

Lead and cadmium concentrations in sewage sludge samples are determined by suspending the ground samples in a solution containing 10% (v/v) concentrated hydrofluoric acid, 1% (v/v) concentrated nitric acid, 0.5% (m/v) dihydrogen ammonium phosphate and 0.1% (m/v) sodium hexametaphosphate. Aliquots of 20 μL of these suspensions (4 mg/mL) are diluted to 1000 μL with the same solution and then injected into the electrothermal atomizer. The drying stage is performed by programming a 400?°C temperature, a ramp time of 20 s and a hold time of 15 s on the power supply of the atomizer. No ashing step is used. Platform atomization is carried out at 1600 and 1800?°C for Pb and Cd, respectively. Calibration is performed using aqueous standards in the 5–75 and 0.2– 5 μg/L Pb and Cd ranges, respectively. Results obtained for three certified reference materials and four samples demonstrate the reliability of the procedures described.     

Evaluation and application of bismuth as an internal standard for the determination of lead in wines by simultaneous electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

A method for the direct determination of Pb in wines by simultaneous multi-element atomic absorption spectrometry (SIMAAS) using a transversely heated graphite atomizer, Zeeman-effect background corrector and internal standardization is proposed. Bismuth was used as an internal standard and Pd(NO3)2 plus Mg(NO3)2 as chemical modifier to stabilize both the analyte and the internal standard. The implementation of two pyrolysis steps avoided any build-up of carbonaceous residues on the graphite platform. All diluted samples (1 + 1 v/v) in 0.2% v/v HNO3 and reference solutions (5.0-50 microg l(-1) Pb in 0.2% v/v HNO3) were spiked with 25 microg l(-1) Bi. For a 20 microl aliquot dispensed into the graphite tube, a good correlation (r = 0.9997) was obtained between the ratio of the analyte signal to the internal standard signal and the analyte concentration of the reference solutions. The electrothermal behaviour of Pb and Bi in red, white and rosé wines were compared. In addition, absorbance variations due to changes in experimental conditions, such as atomizer temperature, integration time, injected sample volume, radiation beam intensity, graphite tube surface, dilution and sample composition, were minimized by using Bi as internal standard. Relative standard deviations of measurements based on integrated absorbance varied from 0.1 to 3.4% and from 0.5 to 7.3% (n = 12) with and without internal standard correction, respectively. Good recoveries (91-104%) for Pb spikes were obtained. The characteristic mass was 45 pg Pb and the limit of detection based on integrated absorbance was 0.9 microg l(-1) Pb. Internal standardization increased the lifetime of the tube by 25%. Direct determinations of Pb in wines with and without internal standardization approaches were in agreement at the 95% confidence level. The repeatability and the tube lifetime were improved when using Bi as internal standard. The improvement in accuracy using an internal standard was only observed when the analytical results were affected by errors.     

Determination of indium by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry after coprecipitation with chitosan.

A sensitive and simple method for the determination of trace amounts of indium in water samples by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) after coprecipitation with chitosan was investigated. Indium was quantitatively preconcentrated from water samples by coprecipitation with chitosan at pH 7.0-9.0. The coprecipitant was easily dissolved with acetic acid, and indium in the resulting solution was determined by GFAAS. The addition of lanthanum as a chemical modifier was more effective for the atomic absorbance of indium. The detection limit (S/N > or = 3) for indium was 0.04 microg dm(-3), and the relative standard deviations (n = 5) were 3.5-4.5% at 1.0 microg/100 cm3. The results obtained in this study indicate that the proposed method can be successfully applied to the determination of trace indium in water samples.     

Chemical vapor generation for sample introduction into inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy: vaporization of antimony(III) with bromide

A new method for antimony determination in soils is proposed. It is based on the chemical vapor generation of Sb(III) with bromide, after a reaction in sulfuric acid media and transport of the gaseous phase into an inductively coupled plasma for atomic emission spectrometry. The experimental variables influencing the method were delimited by experimental design and the most important were finally optimized by the modified Simplex method. In optimized conditions the method involves the reaction of 579 microl concentrated sulfuric acid with 120 microl 5% w/v KBr and 250 microl antimony solution. Measurement of antimony emission intensity at 217.581 nm provides a method with an absolute detection limit of 3.5 ng and a precision (RSD) of 5.8% for the injection of five replicates of 175 ng Sb(III) (250 microl of 0.7 microg ml(-1) solution). The interference of common anions and cations on the antimony signal was evaluated. A 21% Sb(III) volatilization efficiency was calculated from the mean of six experiments at optimum conditions. The accuracy of the methodology was checked by the analysis of one standard reference soil after acid decomposition heating in a microwave oven.     

Multielement electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry: A study on direct and simultaneous determination of chromium and manganese in urine

A study was carried out on the direct determination of Cr and Mn in urine using simultaneous atomic absorption spectrometry (SIMAAS). The heating program conditions, the absorbance signal profiles, the influence of different chemical modifiers, and the urine sample volume delivery into the tube were optimized to perform the calibration with aqueous solutions. Among several chemical modifiers tested, the best recovery and repeatability results were obtained for 3 microg Mg(NO3)2. On using this modifier, the pyrolysis and atomization temperatures for simultaneous determination of Cr and Mn were 1,300 degrees C and 2,500 degrees C, respectively. Urine samples were diluted (1+1) with 2.0% (v/v) HNO3 + 0.05% (w/v) Triton X-100 prepared in high purity water. A 20-microL aliquot of analytical solution and 10 microL of chemical modifier solution were delivered to the graphite tube. The characteristic masses were 7.8 pg for Cr (RSD=4.0%) and 4.6 pg for Mn (RSD=2.6%). The limits of detection were 0.08 microg L(-1) (n=20, 3s) for Cr and 0.16 microg L(-1) (n=20, 3s) for Mn. Recovery studies for 1.0 or 2.5 microg L(-1) of Cr and Mn added to different urine samples showed acceptable results for Cr (100%, RSD=14%) and Mn (88%, RSD=5.6%).     

Flow injection on-line solid phase extraction for ultra-trace lead screening with hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry

A flow injection (FI) on-line solid phase extraction (SPE) procedure for ultra-trace lead separation and preconcentration was developed, followed by hydride generation and atomic fluorescence spectrometric (AFS) detection. Lead is retained on an iminodiacetate chelating resin packed microcolumn, and is afterward eluted with 2.5% (v/v) hydrochloric acid to facilitate the hydride generation by reaction with alkaline tetrahydroborate solution with 1% (m/v) potassium ferricyanide as an oxidizing (or sensitizing) reagent. The hydride was separated from the reaction medium in the gas-liquid separator and swept into the atomizer for quantification. The chemical variables and the FI flow parameters were carefully optimized. With a sample loading volume of 4.8 ml, quantitative retention of lead was obtained, along with an enrichment factor of 11.3 and a sampling frequency of 50 h(-1). A detection limit of 4 ng l(-1), defined as 3 times the blank standard deviation (3 sigma), was achieved along with a RSD value of 1.6% at the 0.4 microg l(-1) level. The procedure was validated by determining lead contents in two certified reference materials, and its practical applicability was further demonstrated by analysing a variety of biological and environmental samples.     

Determination of cadmium in river water by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after internal standardization-assisted rapid coprecipitation with lanthanum phosphate.

Cadmium ranging from 1 - 8 ng could be coprecipitated quantitatively with lanthanum phosphate at pH 5 - 6 from up to 200 mL of river water samples spiked with 5 microg of indium as an internal standard. Cadmium and indium coprecipitated were measured by using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The cadmium content in the original sample solution could be determined by internal standardization with indium. Since complete collection of the precipitate and strict adjustment of the volume of the final solution after coprecipitation are not required in this method, the precipitate could be collected by using decantation and centrifugation, and then dissolved with 1 mL of about 2.4 mol L(-1) nitric acid. The proposed method is simple and rapid, and enrichment close to 200-times can be attained; the detection limit (3sigma, n = 6) was 0.63 ng L(-1) in 200 mL of the sample solution.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定葡萄中的吡效隆和赤霉素

采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法（HPLC-MS/MS）建立了葡萄果实中吡效隆（CPPU）和赤霉素（GA3）两种植物生长调节剂残留量的定性定量分析方法。样品用0.5%甲酸水溶液和乙腈（体积比4:1）混合溶剂提取,经Strata-X固相萃取净化,使用Agilent SB-C18 色谱柱（50mm×2.1mm,1.8μm）,以0.5%甲酸水溶液-乙腈为流动相,流量0.3mL/min,采用电喷雾离子化源（ESI）多反应监测（MRM）模式下HPLC-MS/MS检测。在最佳检测条件下,得到吡效隆和赤霉素在2.0～100.0μg/L检测范围内线性关系良好,相关系数大于0.999;检出限(LOD)分别为0.3μg/L、0.5μg/L,定量限(LOQ)分别为1.0μg/L、2.0μg/L,回收率和精密度均能达到要求,表明该法准确,可用于葡萄中吡效隆和赤霉素残留量测定。     

Multielement determination of cadmium and lead in urine by simultaneous electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with an end-capped graphite tube.

A method for the multielement determination of cadmium and lead in urine is proposed by simultaneous electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (SIMAAS) with an end-capped transversely heated graphite atomizer (EC-THGA). The best conditions for cadmium and lead determination were obtained in the presence of NH4H2PO4 as a chemical modifier, using 500 degrees C and 1800 degrees C as the pyrolysis and atomization temperatures, respectively. Urine samples were diluted 1 + 4 directly in autosampler cups with a mixture of 0.125% (w/v) Triton X-100 + 2.5% (v/v) HNO3 + 0.31% (w/v) NH4H2PO4. The optimized heating program was carried out in 57 s, and the instrument calibration was done with aqueous reference solutions. The use of EC-THGA increased the sensitivity of cadmium and lead by 14% and 25%, respectively. The detection limits (n = 20, 3delta) were 0.03 microg L(-1) (0.36 pg) for cadmium and 0.57 microg L(-1) (6.8 pg) for lead. The performance of EC-THGA was acceptable up to 500 heating cycles. The reliability of the entire procedure was checked with the analysis of a lyophilized urine certified reference material. The found concentrations were in agreement with the recommended values (95% confidence level).     

An evaluation of analytical techniques for determination of lead, cadmium, chromium, and mercury in food-packaging materials

Closed microwave digestion and a high-pressure asher have been evaluated for wet-oxidation and extraction of lead, cadmium, chromium, and mercury from a range of typical packaging materials used for food products. For the high-pressure asher a combination of nitric and sulfuric acids was efficient for destruction of a range of packaging materials; for polystyrene, however, nitric acid alone was more efficient. For microwave digestion, a reagent containing nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrogen peroxide was used for all materials except polystyrene. Use of the high-pressure asher resulted in the highest recoveries of spiked lead (median 92%), cadmium (median 92%), chromium (median 97%), and mercury (median 83%). All samples were spiked before digestion with 40 microg L(-1) Cd, Cr, and Pb and 8 microg L(-1) Hg in solution. The use of indium as internal standard improved the accuracy of results from both ICP-MS and ICP-AES. Average recovery of the four elements from spiked packaging materials was 92 +/- 14% by ICP-MS and 87 +/- 15% (except for mercury) by ICP-AES. For mercury analysis by CVAAS, use of tin(II) chloride as reducing agent resulted in considerably better accuracy than use of sodium borohydride reagent.     

高效液相色谱法测定土壤中香豆素类灭鼠药残留

建立了测定土壤中杀鼠灵、杀鼠醚、溴敌隆、氟鼠灵、溴鼠隆5种香豆素类灭鼠药残留量的柱后衍生荧光检测高效液相色谱方法。样品在加入内标物氯杀鼠灵后用丙酮-氨水-甲醇（体积比为100：3：100）混合液提取,浓缩的提取液用5 mL正己烷-氯仿（体积比为3：1）混合液溶解,NH₂固相萃取小柱净化,用15 mL 50 mmol/L四丁基磷酸二氢铵甲醇溶液洗脱分析物,移除溶剂,用甲醇-0.25%（体积分数）乙酸水溶液（体积比为3：2）混合液溶解,过滤后,经高效液相色谱分离,以甲醇-氨水-水（体积比为1：1：8）混合液为衍生试剂进行柱后衍生,采用荧光检测器检测。杀鼠灵、杀鼠醚、溴敌隆、氟鼠灵、溴鼠隆5种鼠药在0.02～10.00 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.999,定量限（LOQ,S/N=10）为2.2～18.5 μg/L。在0.1～0.3 mg/kg添加水平内,5种灭鼠药的回收率为94.6%～118.0%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为0.8%～10.2% （n=3）。实验结果表明该方法灵敏、准确,重复性好。     

纳米纤维固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定血浆中的5-羟色胺

基于纳米纤维的富集作用,建立了血浆中5-羟色胺(5-HT)的柱前衍生高效液相色谱-电化学检测(HPLC-ECD)分析方法.用10%(v/v)高氯酸溶液沉淀血浆蛋白,离心后取上清液,用0.1 mol/L 的四苯硼酸钠溶液调节pH值至8.5,加入衍生剂邻苯二甲醛溶液于30 ℃衍生4 min,经纳米纤维固相萃取柱净化富集后,...     

Determination of tin and titanium in soils, sediments and sludges using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with slurry sample introduction

Fast-heating programmes for determining titanium and tin in soils, sediments and sludges using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) with slurry sampling are developed. For titanium determination, suspensions are prepared by weighing 5-40 mg of sample and adding 25 ml of a solution containing 50% (v/v) concentrated hydrofluoric acid. For tin determination, suspensions are prepared by weighing up to 300 mg of sample and then adding 1 ml of a solution containing 25% (v/v) concentrated hydrofluoric acid. Palladium (30 μg) and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (7% w/v) are used as matrix modifiers for titanium and tin, respectively. Prior mild heating in a microwave oven is recommended for titanium determination. Calibration is carried out using aqueous standards. The tin and titanium contents of a number of samples obtained by using the slurry approach agree with those obtained by means of a procedure based on the total dissolution of the samples using microwave oven digestion. The reliability of the procedures is also confirmed by analysing several certified reference materials.     

Investigations for the determination of tin by flow injection hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometry

It could be shown that the pre- or double peaks which are frequently observed in the determination of tin by hydride generation atomic-absorption spectrometry are not due to reagent contamination or memory effects. Rather they originate from the silica material used to make the quartz tube atomizer. At elevated temperatures the tin diffuses to the surface and it can be volatilized and atomized only in the presence of hydrogen. The height of the pre-peak depends, among other things, on the time for which the quartz tube atomizer has been at a high temperature without hydrogen. The pre-peaks disappear when argon with 10% (v/v) hydrogen is used as the purge gas. In flow injection the pre-peaks can be separated in time from the analytical signal by using a program in which hydrogen is generated by reaction of sodium tetrahydroborate reluctant solution with the acid carrier prior to the injection of the sample. Also investigated was the influence of the acid and sodium tetrahydroborate concentration on sensitivity and freedom from interferences. Best results were obtained when a saturated boric acid solution containing 0.1M hydrochloric acid was used for standards, samples and carrier solution, and a 0.4% (m/v) sodium tetrahydroborate solution with 0.05% (m/v) sodium hydroxide as the reluctant. Under these conditions tin could be determined accurately in the range 0.008-0.1% in low alloy steel standard reference materials, with matrix-free standard solutions for calibration.     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定兔血浆中的丝裂霉素C

建立了采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定兔血浆中丝裂霉素C的方法。以兔空白血浆为基质,通过添加标准溶液的方法配制含丝裂霉素C和内标物曲安奈德的样品,选用乙酸乙酯为提取溶剂,液-液萃取法处理血浆样品。采用Hypersil Gold C18分析柱(50 mm×2.1 mm, 1.9 μm),流动相为甲醇-0.1%甲酸水溶液(90:10, v/v),等度洗脱,流速0.2 mL/min,柱温35 ℃,在3 min内实现了快速分离。采用电喷雾正离子(ESI+)模式电离,选择反应监测(SRM)模式检测,以曲安奈德作为内标物进行定量。用于监测的定量离子对分别为丝裂霉素C m/z 335.2→242.2和曲安奈德m/z 435.2→397.3/415.2,用基质匹配标准溶液法进行定量。结果表明: 兔血浆中丝裂霉素C的质量浓度在1～1000 μg/L范围内线性关系良好(r=0.9978,权重系数(weighting): 1/x2);血浆中丝裂霉素C的检出限(信噪比为3)为0.2 μg/L;其平均回收率为85%～ 115%;日内及日间的相对标准偏差(RSDs)均小于15%,满足生物样品检测的要求。该方法可用于兔气管外壁给药后的血浆样品中丝裂霉素C的检测。本方法选择性强、灵敏度高、操作简便快速、重现性好,适用于丝裂霉素C药代动力学等方面的研究。     

高效液相色谱法测定猪组织中咪唑苯脲残留研究

建立了高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定猪可食性组织中咪唑苯脲残留的方法。猪组织经β-葡萄糖苷酶水解后,用1 mol/L盐酸提取,再用正己烷-异戊醇(3:2, v/v)混合溶剂萃取净化。以乙腈和0.0075 mol/L戊烷磺酸钠水溶液(含0.1%三乙胺,pH 3.0)作为流动相,经C18反相色谱柱分离后用紫外检测器检测。结果表明: 该方法在咪唑苯脲含量为10～10000 μg/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数大于0.999;空白组织中加标样品的检出限(LOD)为10 μg/kg,定量限(LOQ)为20 μg/kg。在定量限、最高残留限量(MRL)、2倍MRL添加水平下,不同组织的平均回收率为80.04%～110.32%,相对标准偏差为0.82%～10.00%。表明该检测方法简单、灵敏,适用于猪组织中咪唑苯脲残留的定量检测。     

Multiresidue determination of eleven quinolones in milk by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

A liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection was developed for simultaneous determination of norfloxacin, ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, pefloxacin, lomefloxacin, danofloxacin, enrofloxacin, sarafloxacin, difloxacin, oxolinic acid, and flumequine in milk The samples were extracted with 10% trichloroacetic acid/acetonitrile (9 + 1, v/v) and cleaned by Strata-X reversed-phase solid-phase extraction cartridges. The 11 quinolones were separated on a reversed-phase C18 column (Hypersil BDS-C18) with mobile phase gradient elution and detected with fluorescence by means of a wavelength program. The recoveries for milk fortified with the 11 quinolones at 3 levels were 69-88% with acceptable relative standard deviations of <9% (intraday) and <14% (interday). The limits of detection were 23 microg/L for enrofloxacin, and 1-9 microg/L for the other 10 quinolones.