Laser ablation-atomic fluorescence approach for the determination of mercury

A method for the determination of mercury in solid samples using laser ablation coupled with atomic fluorescence spectroscopy has been developed. An Nd-YAG laser was used for ablation and the vaporised and atomised material was rapidly led to an atomic fluorescence detector, where excitation and emission took place. The experimental approach was applied to the assessment of different procedures as sensitive as possible for implementing standard addition methods. Calibration curves were recorded using the prepared standards, which exhibited linear ranges between 0.5–100 μg/g, with excellent regression coefficients in all instances (0.9907). The precision, expressed as RSD %, was 3 and 4% for contents of 1 and 30 μg/g, respectively, in the same pellet; and 7 and 12% for the same contents and different type of pellets. The method has been applied to the determination of mercury in CRM of sewage sediment and a sludge sample with a known amount of mercury determined by an interlaboratory study. The results obtained show good agreement with those expected. Received: 21 December 1998 / Revised: 12 April 1999 / Accepted: 14 April 1999     

硼氢化钠还原-无色散原子荧光法测定茶叶中汞

建立了汞的硼氢化钠还原－无色散原子荧光测定方法,在最佳条件下,荧光强度与汞浓度在0－25μg/L范围内呈线性关系,相关系数0．9991,检出限0．02μg/L。用拟定的方法测定了茶叶中的汞,回收率为91．6％－98．3％,变异系数不超过5．2％。     

微波消解-原子荧光光谱法同时测定鱼体中砷和汞

为建立微波消解-原子荧光光谱法同时测定鱼体中砷和汞的测定方法,采用微波消解方法,双道原子荧光光谱法同时测定了鱼体中砷和汞的含量。结果表明,砷与汞的线性范围分别为0.2~2.0μg/L,0.0~50.0μg/L;相关系数分别为r=0.999 8和r=0.999 5;砷回收率为96.5%~101.5%之间,相对标准偏差(n=11)为1.22%,检出限为0.004 2μg/L;汞回收率为98.6%~103.0%,相对标准偏差(n=11)为0.67%,检出限为0.009 6μg/L。用该法测定鱼类中砷和汞,方法灵敏度高、操作简便快速、结果准确可靠。     

氧弹燃烧–原子荧光光谱法测定煤中汞含量

建立氧弹燃烧–原子荧光光谱法测定煤中汞含量的方法。用氧弹燃烧分解样品,汞释放后以硝酸溶液吸收,以0.5 g/L硼氢化钾溶液作为还原剂,体积分数5%的硝酸溶液为载流液,用原子荧光光谱法定量测定。方法检出限为0.02μg/kg,对标准物质GBW 11156(标准值0.32μg/g)进行平行测定,测定结果的平均值为0.318μg/g,相对标准偏差为7.3%(n=6),加标回收率为91.5%~106.5%。该方法简单、干扰少,准确度和精密度良好,可用于煤中汞的测定。     

合并通道–原子荧光光谱法测定地表水中汞

建立合并通道–原子荧光光谱法测定地表水中超痕量汞的分析方法。采用微孔滤膜过滤、盐酸酸化处理地表水,以合并通道技术提高原子化效率,研究了合并通道对灵敏度以及检出限的影响。在优化的实验条件下,汞含量在0~2μg/L范围内与原子荧光响应值呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999 1,检出限为0.000 3μg/L,测定结果的相对标准偏差小于5%(n=7),加标回收率在82.0%~110.0%之间。该法准确可靠,检出限低,可用于地表水中超痕量汞的检测。     

Solution cathode glow discharge induced vapor generation of mercury and its application to mercury speciation by high performance liquid chromatography-atomic fluorescence spectrometry

A novel solution cathode glow discharge (SCGD) induced vapor generation was developed as interface to on-line couple high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) for the speciation of inorganic mercury (Hg(2+)), methyl-mercury (MeHg) and ethyl-mercury (EtHg). The decomposition of organic mercury species and the reduction of Hg(2+) could be completed in one step with this proposed SCGD induced vapor generation system. The vapor generation is extremely rapid and therefore is easy to couple with flow injection (FI) and HPLC. Compared with the conventional HPLC-CV-AFS hyphenated systems, the proposed HPLC-SCGD-AFS system is very simple in operation and eliminates auxiliary redox reagents. Parameters influencing mercury determination were optimized, such as concentration of formic acid, discharge current and argon flow rate. The method detection limits for HPLC-SCGD-AFS system were 0.67 μg L(-1) for Hg(2+), 0.55 μg L(-1) for MeHg and 1.19 μg L(-1) for EtHg, respectively. The developed method was validated by determination of certified reference material (GBW 10029, tuna fish) and was further applied for the determination of mercury in biological samples.     

顺序注射氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法同时测定中草药中铋和汞

建立了一种顺序注射氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定中草药中的Bi和Hg的方法,讨论了共存离子的干扰情况。在最佳实验条件下,Bi和Hg的检出限分别为0.0057μg/L和0.0197μg/L,加标回收率为93.4%~104.7%,相对标准偏差小于4.3%,被测中草药试样中共存的离子对Bi和Hg的测定没有干扰。方法可用于中草药试样中Bi和Hg的同时测定。     

密闭罐溶样–氢化物发生–原子荧光光谱法测定中药中的汞和砷

建立了密闭罐溶样–氢化物发生–原子荧光光谱法测定中药中痕量汞和砷的分析方法。采用密闭罐溶解复杂基体中药样品,进行易挥发元素分析的样品前处理,技术简单,快速,能耗低。汞和砷的质量浓度分别在0~10μg/L和0~200μg/L范围内与荧光强度成线性关系,线性相关系数均大于0.99。汞、砷的检出限分别为0.014,0.086μg/L;测定结果的相对标准偏差不大于4.67%(n=5);加标回收率分别为99.0%~106.4%,95.2%~101.7%。该方法操作简便,可用于中药中汞、砷元素的质量控制。     

原子荧光光谱法测定锡精矿中汞

建立了原子荧光光谱法测定锡精矿中汞的分析方法。试样经王水（1＋1）溶解,以盐酸（5%）为载流,氯化亚锡（200g/L）溶液为还原剂,用原子荧光光谱法测定样品中的汞。考察了测定的最佳条件、锡及共存元素对测定的影响。方法相对标准偏差为5.9%-6.3%,与冷原子吸收光谱法对比结果令人满意。方法的准确度和精密度均能满足分析需要,具有较强的实用性。     

Evaluation of different sample introduction approaches for the determination of boron in unalloyed steels by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

An extended study of different sampling introduction approaches using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is presented for the determination of boron in steel samples. The following systems for sample introduction were applied: direct sample solution nebulization by continuous nebulization (CN) using a cross-flow nebulizer and with flow injection (FI), applied to 0.1% (m/v) and 0.5% (m/v) sample solutions, respectively; FI after iron matrix extraction, using acetylacetone–chloroform, and isotopic dilution (ID) analysis as the calibration method; FI with on-line electrolytic matrix separation; and spark ablation (SA) and laser ablation (LA) as solid sampling techniques. External calibration with matrix-matching samples was used with CN, SA, and LA, and only acid solutions (without matrix matching) with FI methods. When FI was directly applied to a sample solution, the detection limit was of 0.15 μg g⁻¹, improving by a factor of 4 that was obtained from the CN measurements. Isotopic dilution analysis, after matrix removal by solvent extraction, made it possible to analyse boron with a detection limit of 0.02 μg g⁻¹ and, with the on-line electrolytic process, the detection limit was of 0.05 μg g⁻¹. The precision for concentrations above 10 times the detection limit was better than 2% for CN, as well as for FI methods. Spark and laser ablation sampling systems, avoiding digestion and sample preparation procedures, provided detection limits at the μg g⁻¹ levels, with RSD values better than 6% in both cases. Certified Reference Materials with B contents in the range 0.5–118 μg g⁻¹ were used for validation, finding a good agreement between certified and calculated values.     

盐酸提取-液相色谱-原子荧光联用技术检测水产品中甲基汞等汞化合物

建立了HCl提取,高效液相色谱与原子荧光联用技术测定水产中无机汞、甲基汞、乙基汞形态的分析方法。对前处理方法和液相色谱的最佳参数进行优化,实验表明,3种汞化合物的线性范围为0~100μg/L,相关系数(r)均优于0.9990,检出限在0.3~0.6μg/L之间,汞化合物各形态的RSD均小于5%,加标回收率在78.8%~116.8%之间,标准物质(GBW10029),(GBW09101B)中汞形态的测定值均在标准值范围内,参加甲基汞FAPAS国际比对,测定结果的Z比分数为1.0,故本方法适用于水产品中汞化合物形态的分析测定。     

LC-AFS法对动物源性食品中硫柳汞残留量的测定

建立了动物源性食品中硫柳汞残留量的LC-AFS分析方法.样品经酸、碱提取液提取,液相色谱分离后,先与氧化剂混合,再与空气混合,通过紫外光照射,硫柳汞被氧化成无机汞,最后与还原剂和盐酸发生氢化反应,进入原子化器,进行原子荧光测定.对样品前处理条件、液相色谱条件、氧化剂和原子荧光工作条件进行了考察.在优化实验条件下,硫柳汞...     

氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定气态总汞

采用高锰酸钾-硫酸液体吸收和原子荧光光谱法测定了气态总汞,探讨并优化了气态总汞测定的条件。当采样体积为15 L时,方法检出限为0.018μg/m3。0.2μg/L和1.0μg/L标准溶液测量结果的相对标准偏差分别为2.5%和1.8%,实际样品测量结果的相对标准偏差为1.9%(n=11),样品加标回收率为88.5%～104.0%。     

Ionic liquids dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and HPLC‐atomic fluorescence spectrometric determination of mercury species in environmental waters

An ionic liquid (IL) based dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with HPLC hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry method for the preconcentration and determination of mercury species in environmental water samples is described. Four mercury species (MeHg⁺, EtHg⁺, PhHg⁺, and Hg²⁺) were complexed with dithionate and the neutral chelates were extracted into IL drops using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction. Variables affecting the formation and extraction of mercury dithizonates were optimized. The optimum conditions found were as follows: IL‐type and amount, 0.05 g of 1‐octyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate; dispersive solvents type and amount, 500 μL of acetone; pH, 6; extraction time, 2 min; centrifugation time, 12 min; and no sodium chloride addition. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits of the analytes were 0.031 μg/L for Hg²⁺, 0.016 μg/L for MeHg⁺, 0.024 μg/L for EtHg⁺, and 0.092 μg/L for PhHg⁺, respectively. The repeatability of the method, expressed as RSD, was between 1.4 and 5.2% (n = 10), and the average recoveries for spiked test were 96.9% for Hg²⁺, 90.9% for MeHg⁺, 90.5% for EtHg⁺, 92.3% for PhHg⁺, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied for the speciation of mercury in environmental water samples.     

UV light-emitting-diode photochemical mercury vapor generation for atomic fluorescence spectrometry

A new, miniaturized and low power consumption photochemical vapor generation (PVG) technique utilizing an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) lamp is described, and further validated via the determination of trace mercury. In the presence of formic acid, the mercury cold vapor is favourably generated from Hg(2+) solutions by UV-LED irradiation, and then rapidly transported to an atomic fluorescence spectrometer for detection. Optimum conditions for PVG and interferences from concomitant elements were investigated in detail. Under optimum conditions, a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.01 μg L(-1) was obtained, and the precision was better than 3.2% (n = 11, RSD) at 1 μg L(-1) Hg(2+). No obvious interferences from any common ions were evident. The methodology was successfully applied to the determination of mercury in National Research Council Canada DORM-3 fish muscle tissue and several water samples.     

硝酸、硫化钠溶液浸取冷原子荧光法选择性测定土壤及河流沉积物中硫化汞

本文研究了饱和硫化钠溶液对土壤样品中硫化汞的浸取效率(其加标回收率达100%),以及用硝酸和硫化钠溶液对样品中汞的选择性浸取并研究了土壤中硫化汞垂直分布。提出了利用硝酸、饱和硫化钠溶液浸取,由冷原子荧光法选择性测定土壤及河流沉积物中硫化汞的新方法。用该方法对同一样品进行8次测定,其相对标准偏差为7.1%。     

A sequential injection cold-vapor atomic absorption method for the determination of total mercury

A sequential injection (SI) method for the determination of mercury via cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometry is presented. The method differs from flow injection (FI) cold vapor methods for the determination of mercury because of the simplicity of the system required for the method: one pump, one valve, a gas-liquid separator, and an atomic absorption spectrophotometer equipped with a quartz cell. Under optimal conditions, the method has the following figures of merit: a linear ¶calibration range of 1.0 to 20 μg L^–1; a detection limit of 0.46 μg L^–1; and a precision of 0.90% RSD (8 μg L^–1). The procedure allows for a sampling rate of one injection per 80 s (excluding sample pretreatment). Results from the determination of mercury in water and fish specimens are also presented. The figures of merit of the method are compared to two other SI methods for the determination of mercury.     

Determination of lead in metallic reference materials by laser ablation combined with laser excited atomic fluorescence

Concentrations of lead in the range 0.15–750 μg⁻¹ were measured in metallic matrices (copper, brass, steel, and zinc) by laser excited atomic fluorescence combined with UV laser ablation in a low-pressure (130 mbar) argon atmosphere. The mass of material ablated was determined by repetitive weighing of the target prior to and after approximately 10 000 ablating shots. The fluorescence was excited after a 100 μs delay relative to the ablation pulse. A long integration time of 200 s was used to provide a representative determination of bulk concentrations. No matrix effect was observed, providing a universal calibration curve for all samples with relative standard deviations of about 20%. The relative and absolute limits of detection were 72 ng g⁻¹ and 0.5 fg, respectively.     

冷原子荧光法测定水中汞

研究了以高锰酸钾消化,冷原子荧光法测定水质中汞的最佳测定条件。汞含量在0.0025~0.075μg范围内呈线性关系,相关系数为0.99993,检出限为0.026μg.L-1。方法应用于水样中汞的测定,样品加标回收率在97.6%~117.0%之间,相对标准偏差在1.7%~5.7%之间。     

Sensitive determination of gaseous mercury in air by cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry after amalgamation

A method was developed for the determination of mercury in air, using preconcentration by amalgamation on gold absorbers followed by measurement by atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS). The system has a detection limit of ca. 2.0 pg and the precision is in the range 5–10% (relative standard deviation). The accuracy was confirmed by comparison with cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry. The method was applied to the determination of gaseous mercury in both indoor and outdoor air. As a result of the sensitivity small sample volumes can be analysed and only short sampling times are required. The method is thus suitable for continuous monitoring of mercury and for the fast and reliable determination of gaseous mercury in the atmosphere, even at background levels.