Photometrische Bestimmung von Arsen in hochreinen Chemikalien

Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung sehr kleiner Arsengehalte kann die Umsetzung von Arsenwasserstoff, der sich bei der Reduktion mit Zink bildet, mit einer Silberdiethyldithiocarbamatlösung in Chloroform in Gegenwart von Brucin herangezogen werden.Das auf dieser Basis ausgearbeitete photometrische Verfahren wurde hinsichtlich Empfindlichkeit, Genauigkeit, kleinster bestimmbarer Menge und Störung durch Fremdionen charakterisiert.Die Arsenbestimmung ist im Bereich von 0,5– 5,0 g As mit einer relativen Standardabweichung von 8,9% für 2,0 g As möglich. Der molare Extinktionskoeffizient beträgt ₅₀₅=8.5·10³l·mol^–1·cm^–1, die Nachweisgrenze nach Kaiser 0.30 g As. Se(IV), Te(VI), Sb(V) und Thiosulfat stören, zahlreiche andere Ionen sind ohne Einfluß.Das Verfahren wurde zur Bestimmung von 10^–5 bis 10^–6% Arsen in folgenden hochreinen Chemikalien eingesetzt: Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropanol, Aceton, Mineralsäuren, Essigsäuren, Ammoniak und Wasserstoffperoxid.

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Photometric determination of arsenic in high-purity chemicals

Summary Solutions of silver diethyldithiocarbamidate (Ag-DDTC) in chloroform containing organic bases (brucine) can be used in the photometric determination of very small contents of As after its reduction to AsH₃ with metallic zinc.The procedure presented has been characterized with regard to sensivity, precision, detection limit and interferences by other elements.Arsenic can be determined within a range from 0.5 to 5.0 g with a relative standard deviations _rel=8.9% for 2.0 g As. The absorptivity is ₅₀₅=8.5·10³l ·mol^–1·cm^–1, the detection limit according to Kaiser was found to be 0.30 g As. Se(IV), Te(VI), Sb(V) and thiosulphate interfere, many other ions are without effect.The procedure was used to analyse high-purity chemicals (10^–5–10^–6% As) such as organic solvents, mineral acids, acetic acid, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide.

     

Optical and gamma irradiation studies of morin in ethanol

Spectral studies of morin in aqueous ethanol and other alcohols have been carried out as a function of its concentration and that of ethanol, and the pH of aqueous buffer. The effect of gamma radiations on morin solution in ethanol was also studied as a function of dose in the range of 0.15–2.28 kGy and of morin concentration (10^–5–10^–4 mole·dm^–3). Morin concentration in ethanol solution showed a linear response for G values to a dose of 1.83 kGy. Molar absorption coefficients () for morin in ethanol have been estimated to be _260nm=2.28·10⁴ dm³·mol^–1·cm^–1 and _291nm=8.22·10³ dm³·mol^–1·cm^–1 for unirradiated and _{291 nm}=1.75·10⁴ dm³·mol^–1·cm^–1 for irradiated solutions to a dose of 1.83 kGy.     

Multinuclear macromolecule metal complexes 2. Preparation and characterization of Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to pofy(vinylamine hydrochloride)

Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to poly(vinylamine hydrochloride) (PVAm · HCl) containing Fe^II or Fe^III and M²⁺ (M=Fe, Co, Cu) in a 11 molar ratio were obtained by the reaction of [Fe(CN)₆] ^n– (n=3,4) with M²⁺ ion-PVAm · HCl mixture in aqueous solution. Under a limited polymer concentration (T_VAm/T_Fe over 10), these polymer complexes thus obtained were stable and soluble in water. By casting these solutions, colored films can be produced. The formation of Prussian blue and its analogs bonded to PVAm · HCl was also investigated by the Benesi-Hildebrand method. The molar extinction coefficients of intervalence charge transfer (Fe^IIFe^III, Co^IIFe^III, Fe^IICu^II) band for MFe(CN)₆]^(n–2)– bound to PVAm · HCl (M=Fe, Co, Cu) were found to be 10,100–9601 · mol^–1 · cm^–1 at 25 C. The formation constants were found to be in the range of 10⁷ to 10¹⁰ M^–1. The changes of enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) were found to be in the range of –10.4 to –22.5 kJ · mol^–1 and 5.7 to 52.9 J · K^–1 mol^–1 respectively, at 25C.     

Spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of cadmium using Cd(II)-KI-Crystal violet system in the presence of triton X-100 and PVA

A new highly sensitive spectrophotometric method for determination traces of cadmium using Cd-(II)-KI-Crystal Violet system in the presence of Triton X-100-poly(vinyl) alcohol (PVA) mixture has been developed. The apparent molar absorptivity of the system is 1.77 × 10⁵ 1-mol^–1 cm^–1 and its Sandell's sensitivity is 6.35 × 10^–4 g·Cd·cm^2–. Beer's law is obeyed up to 0.32 g·Cd(II)·ml^–1. The method has been applied to determine Cd(II) in waste water, rice and pork meat samples with satisfactory results.     

Kinetische Untersuchungen der Essigsäureanhydrid—Methanol-Reaktion mit Hilfe der Kernresonanzspektroskopie

Zusammenfassung Die Veresterung des Essigsäureanhydrids (I) mit Methanol (II) ohne zusätzliches Lösungsmittel wurde bei 20 und 30°C mit Hilfe der Kernresonanzspektroskopie kinetisch untersucht. Aus der durch elektronische Integration bestimmten Intensitätszunahme des Ester-Methoxy-Protonensignals wurden die Konzentrationen im Verlauf der Reaktion bestimmt. Das Geschwindigkeitsgesetz:RG=k·[(CH₃CO)₂O]·[CH₃OH] wird bei den Konzentrationsverhältnissen [I]:[II]=11 bis 16,7 erfüllt;k=7,17·10^–5 (20°C) bzw. 15,30·10^–5 (30°C) mol^–1·l·min^–1; S ^*=–42Cl. Diese Befunde führten uns zu dem Schlusse, daß I und II zunächst unter Bildung von protoniertem Essigsäuremethylester und Acetat-Anion reagieren, und daß dieser protonierte Ester rasch das Proton abspaltet.

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Kinetics of the esterification of aceticanhydride (I) with methanol (II) without any solvent were investigated by means of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Increasing of the methoxyproton-signal intensity of the ester was evaluated by electronic integration and thus the kinetic run was determined. The law: rate=k·[I]·[II] is satisfied by the experimental data from the concentration range [I][II]=11 up to 16,7;k=7,17·10^–5 (20°C), and 15,30·10^–5 (30°C) mol^–1·l·min^–1; S ^*=–42Cl. From these results we concluded that first I and II react, forming protonized methyl acetate and acetate-anion, and that this protonized ester rapidly delivers the proton.

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Dem lieben Kollegen Herrn Prof. Dr.Leopold Schmid zum 70. Geburtstag herzlichst gewidmet.

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Referat bei der Vortragstagung des Vereins Österreichischer Chemiker in Wien am 6. Oktober 1967.     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron as phenylfluorone complex sensitized with Triton X-100

Summary The effect of some surfactants and protective colloids on the absorbance of the iron(III)-phenylfluorone complex has been investigated. The binary complex formed at pH 9.0 show a molar absorptivity of 7.5×10⁴ l · mol^–1 · cm^–1 at 530 nm. In the presence of 2% Triton X-100, at the same pH, the molar absorptivity of the sensitized complex was 1.19×10⁵ l · mo^–1 · cm^–1 at 555 nm. Full colour development of the sensitized complex occurred within 25 min and Beer's law was followed up to 0.53 ppm of iron. The molar ratio and continuous variation methods indicated a 13 metal-ligand ratio for the sensitized complex. The effect of various amounts of different ions has been studied under the experimental conditions and some masking agents were recommended. The method has been applied to the determination of iron in copper and nickel metals and some non-ferrous alloys.

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Spektralphotometrische Bestimmung von Eisen als Phenylfluoronkomplex sensibilisiert mit Triton X-100

     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron in aluminium metal and some non-ferrous alloys

A new, sensitive and selective spectrophotometric method is suggested for the determination of traces of iron(III) based on complex formation with hematoxylin in presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Addition of CTAB shifted the absorption maximum of the iron-hematoxylin complex from 630 to 640 nm and increased its molar absorptivity from 9.88 × 10⁴ to 1.16 × 10⁵ 1·mol^–1·cm^–1. The method adhered to Beer's law up to 0.4 and 0.2 g/ml of iron in presence and absence of CTAB, respectively. The corresponding values of Sandell's sensitivity were 0.5 and 0.6 ng·cm^–2. The effect of reagent and surfactant concentrations, pH and standing time were investigated. EDTA, tartrate and sodium fluoride were used as masking agents for most of the interfering ions. The method was successfully used for the determination of iron in aluminium metal and some non-ferrous alloys.     

Pulse radiolysis investigations on the reactions of primary radiolytic species of water with atropine

On pulse radiolysis of N₂O saturated aqueous solutions of atropine, an optical absorption band (_max at 320 nm,e=2.81·10³ dm³·mol^–1·cm^–1) was observed, which is assigned to the product of reaction of OH radicals with the solute. This absorption decayed following second order kinetics with a rate constant of 4.5·10⁸ dm³·mol^–1·s^–1. The rate constant for the reaction of OH radicals with atropine as estimated by following the build-up kinetics is 2.7·10⁹ dm³·mol^–1·s^–1. The H atoms also reacted with this compound to produce a transient absorption band behaving similarly to the one observed in the case of reaction with OH radicals. The transient species formed in both cases is assigned to a radical derived by H atom abstraction by H/OH radicals from the parent compound. This radical was unreactive towards 2-mercaptoethanol. e _aq ^– was found to react with atropine forming a transient band with _max at 310 nm (=3.55·10³ dm³·mol^–1). Its decay was also second order with a rate constant of 1.64·10⁹ dm³·mol^–1·s^–1. The bimolecular rate constant for the reaction of e _aq ^– with atropine as estimated from the decay of e _aq ^– absorption at 720 nm is 3.9·10⁹ dm³·mol^–1·s^–1. Specific one-electron oxidizing and reducing agents (such as Cl ₂ ^– , Tl²⁺, SO ₄ ^– and (CH₃)₂COH, CO ₂ ^– , respectively) failed to oxidize or reduce this compound in aqoues solutions. The radical anion of atropine formed by its reaction with e _aq ^– was found to reduce thionine and methyl viologen with bimolecular rate constant of 3.8·10⁹ and 3.2·10⁹ dm³·mol^–1·s^–1, respectively.     

ESR determination of the rate constant for the addition of CpW(CO)3 to spin traps

Conclusions The reaction of [CpW(CO)₃]₂ with PhCH₂Cl and the decomposition of CpW(CO)₃Me were studied by ESR spectroscopy using 2,4,6-tri-tert-butyinitrobenzene (BNB) and -phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PNB) as spin traps. The rate constants for the addition of CpW(CO)₃ radicals to the spin traps at 20°C were determined by identification of the intermediate radicals in these reactions: k _ad ^BNB =6.7·10⁵-7.0·10⁵ and k _ad ^PNB =5.8·10⁴-6.1·10⁴ liters/mole · sec.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2631–2633, November, 1984.     

Rate constants for addition of triethylsilyl radicals to spin traps

Conclusions The rate constants for the addition of triethylsilyl radicals to -phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (k_add=(11±5)·10⁶ liter/mole·sec) and 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylnitrosobenzene (k_add= (1.5±0.3)·10⁹ liter/mole·sec) at 20°C were determined by the EPR method.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 938–941, April, 1984.     

Kinetic Spectrophotometric Determination of Chromium (VI) by Oxidation of Sodium Pyrogallol-5-sulphonate by Hydrogen Peroxide

Summary. A new selective, sensitive, and simple kinetic method is developed for the determination of trace amounts of chromium (VI). The method is based on the catalytic effect of Cr(VI) on the reaction of sodium pyrogallol-5-sulphonate (PS) with hydrogen peroxide. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by tracing the oxidation product at 437nm within 1min after addition of H₂O₂. The optimum reaction conditions are PS (1.32·10^–3mol·dm^–3), H₂O₂ (0.32mol·dm^–3), HClO₄ (2.6·10^–3mol·dm^–3) at 25°C. Following this procedure, chromium (VI) can be determined with a linear calibration graph up to 0.25ng·cm^–3 and a detection limit of 0.024ng·cm^–3, based on the 3 criterion. The interference effect of several species was also investigated and it was found that the most common cations and anions do not interfere with the determination. The developed procedure was successfully applied to the determination of Cr(VI) and total Cr in river waters and total Cr in herbal samples.     

Indirect spectrophotometric determination of fluoride using the ternary system: Thorium-chrome azurol S-cetyltrimethylammonium

Summary The conditions for the reactions of fluoride with the ternary Th-CAS-CTA/CP/zeph and Th-ECR-CTA complexes have been examined, and a new, sensitive and precise method based on the Th-CAS-CTA-F^– system developed for the indirect determination of fluoride. The molar absorptivity of the method is extremely high —10.0× 10⁴l·mole^–1·cm^–1 at 635 nm (in the others, frequently used, spectrophotometric methods for determining fluoride, does not exceed 2.7×10⁴, e. g. for the method with Alizarin Complexone —1.4×10⁴ and with zirconium and Eriochrome Cyanine R— 2.7×10⁴). Beer's law is obeyed up to a fluoride concentration up to 0.08g per ml. The precision and accuracy of the method were tested in analysis of tap water.

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Indirekte spektrophotometrische Bestimmung von Fluorid mit Hilfe des Systems Thorium-Chromazurol S-Cetyltrimethylammonium

Zusammenfassung Die Bedingungen für die Umsetzung von Fluorid mit den ternären Komplexen Th-CAS-CTA(CP)zeph und Th-ECR-CTA wurden geprüft und eine neue, empfindliche und genaue Methode für die indirekte Fluoridbestimmung ausgearbeitet, die auf dem System Th-CAS-CTA-F^– beruht. Dessen molare Absorptivität ist sehr groß: 10,0×10⁴l·mol^–1·cm^–1 bei 635 nm. (Bei den üblichen spektrophotometrischen Methoden zur Fluoridbestimmung ist nicht größer als 2,7×10⁴ bei der Methode mit Zr und Eriochromcyanin bzw. 1,4×10⁴ bei der Methode mit Alizarin-Komplexon). Das Beersche Gesetz gilt bis zu 0,08g Fluorid/ml. Die Genauigkeit des Verfahrens wurde mit Analysen von Leitungswasser geprüft.

     

Spectrofluorimetric determination of clioquinol in pharmaceutical preparations

Summary The absorption spectrum of the nitrate radical (NO₃) in aqueous solution and the kinetic of the reactions with Cl^– and OH^– have been determined using laser-spectrometric techniques. The maximum absorption was found at 635 nm with a decadic absorption coefficient of =(530±110) l/mol·cm. At 298 K rate constants of k₁=(1.0±0.2)·10⁷ l/mol·s for the reaction with chloride and of k₂=(8.2±0.9)·10⁷ l/mol·s for the reaction with hydroxide were obtained.     

Extractive spectrophotometric determination of palladium from acidic high activity nuclear waste

A simple and rapid method for spectrophotometric determination of palladium from highly acidic and highly radioactive nuclear waste using -benzoin oxime (ABO) as extractant and isobutyl methyl ketone (hexone) as diluent has been developed. The method can be employed over a wide range of nitric acid concentrations and for palladium concentrations in the range of 1·10^–5M to 4·10^–4M in the organic phase. The molar absorptivity was found to be 4·10³l·mol^–1·cm^–1. Influence of various heavy metal ions, fission products and corrosion products was studied. The method was found to give a precision and accuracy better than 4% at 100 g of palladium.     

Immobilization of Urease and Cholinesterase on the Surface of Semiconductor Transducer for the Development of Light-Addressable Potentiometric Sensors

Various methods for the immobilization of urease and butyrylcholinesterase on the insulator surface of a laser-scanned semiconductor transducer (LSST) have been tested and compared for the development of an enzyme-based light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS). The method of preparing photocurable membranes on LAPS is presented, and a new type of enzyme LAPS with photocurable polymeric enzyme membranes has been elaborated. It was found that sensors prepared by means of covalent bonding and cross-linking with inactive protein (type SIII) and with photocurable membrane matrices (type SIV) are more prospective. The enzyme LAPSensors with photocurable membranes demonstrate a degree of sensitivity close to the theoretical value and working ranges of 6.3·10^–5–1.1·10^–2 and 1·10^–4–1·10^–1molL^–1 urea for acrylamide and acrylate-based membrane matrices, respectively, and 2.5·10^–4–2·10^–1molL^–1 butyrylcholine for an acrylamide membrane matrix. It is shown that such sensors can be also used for the analysis of enzyme inhibitors.     

Potassium ferrocyanide as a spectrophotometric reagent for the determination of uranium

Potassium ferrocyanide gives a colour reaction with U(VI), which is suitable for its determination. The complex absorbs in the wavelength range of 390–397 nm. The optimum pH range for colour development was 1.5–3.5. The molar absorptivity was found to be 4.65·10³ 1·mol^–1·cm^–1. Most of the anions up to 1000 g did not interfere. The method was made selective by extracting U(VI) first with DOSO from the mixture of interfering cations from 1–2M HNO₃ medium and then determining uranium in the back-extracted solution by developing the colour with ferrocyanide. 20 g/10 ml of U(VI) in the final solution could be satisfactorily determined within an RSD of ±2%.     

Kinetic Spectrophotometric Determination of Chromium (VI) by Oxidation of Sodium Pyrogallol-5-sulphonate by Hydrogen Peroxide

A new selective, sensitive, and simple kinetic method is developed for the determination of trace amounts of chromium (VI). The method is based on the catalytic effect of Cr(VI) on the reaction of sodium pyrogallol-5-sulphonate (PS) with hydrogen peroxide. The reaction is followed spectrophotometrically by tracing the oxidation product at 437nm within 1min after addition of H₂O₂. The optimum reaction conditions are PS (1.32·10^–3mol·dm^–3), H₂O₂ (0.32mol·dm^–3), HClO₄ (2.6·10^–3mol·dm^–3) at 25°C. Following this procedure, chromium (VI) can be determined with a linear calibration graph up to 0.25ng·cm^–3 and a detection limit of 0.024ng·cm^–3, based on the 3 criterion. The interference effect of several species was also investigated and it was found that the most common cations and anions do not interfere with the determination. The developed procedure was successfully applied to the determination of Cr(VI) and total Cr in river waters and total Cr in herbal samples.     

Katalytische Reaktionen in der Spurenanalyse und Untersuchung ihrer Mechanismen. VI. Kinetische Untersuchung der Bromat-Jodid-Ascorbinsäure-Vanadin-Reaktion

Zusammenfassung Das katalytische Bromat-Jodid-Ascorbinsäure-Vanadin-System ist infolge des Landoltschen Effektes ausgezeichnet geeignet, Vanadin nachzuweisen und chronometrisch bzw. mit Hilfe der Simultankomparationsmethode zu bestimmen. Die Nachweisbarkeitsgrenze liegt bei 0,01 g V, die Grenzverdünnung bei 5 · 10⁸. Die Verfasser untersuchten dieses Landolt-System kinetisch und stellten fest, daß hier parallel zueinander drei katalytische Reaktionen vor sich gehen. Die Bromat-Ascorbinsäure-Grundreaktion wird nämlich katalytisch durch Bromid (Autokatalyse), Jodid und Vanadin beschleunigt. Nach entsprechender Wahl der Versuchsbedingungen und nach Messung der Reaktionszeit bestimmten sie die Geschwindigkeitskonstante der Bromat-Jodid-Reaktion, k₂ = 5,06 · 10³ · · 1³ Mol^–3 · min^–1, die Aktivierungsenergie 11,66 Kcal/Mol und endlich die Geschwindigkeitskonstante der Bromat-Vanadyl-ReaktionK _v =1,09·10³ 1³ · Mol^–1 · min^–1 sowie die Aktivierungsenergie der Reaktion: 15,51 Kcal/Mol. Die Reduktion des Bromats geht in simultanen katalytischen Prozessen als Elektronenübertragungskatalyse vor sich.

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Katalytic reaction in trace analysis.Investigation of their mechanism.vI

Summary The catalytic bromate-iodide-ascorbic acid-vanadium system is excellently suitable, because of the Landolt effect, for the detection of vanadium. It is likewise excellently suitable to determine this element chronometrically or by the simultaneous comparison method. The detection limit is 0.1g V, the dilution limit is 5 · 10⁸. This Landolt system was studied kinetically and it was demonstrated that three catalytic reactions proceed parallel to each other. The bromate-ascorbic acid-fundamental action is namely accelerated catalytically by bromide (autocatalysis), iodide and vanadium. After suitable choice of the experimental conditions and after measuring the reaction time, the velocity constants of the bromate-iodide-reaction were found to bek ₂=5.06 · 10³ · 1³ · mol^–3 · min^–1, the activation energy is 11.66 Kcal/mol, and finally the velocity constant of the bromate-vanadyl reaction isK _v=1.09 · 10³ · 1³ · mol^–1 · min^–1 as well as the activation energy of the reaction: 15.51 Kcal/mol. The reduction of the bromate proceeds in simultaneous catalytic processes as electron transfer catalysis.

     

Röntgenstrahlenbeugung bei hohen Temperaturen zur Untersuchung der thermischen Ausdehnung von MnSe und MnSe2

Zusammenfassung Durch Röntgenstrahlenbeugung mit Hilfe einer 190 mm Unicam-Hochtemperaturkamera wurde die thermische Ausdehnung von MnSe und MnSe₂ von Zimmertemperatur bis 710° bzw. 522° C untersucht. Der thermische Ausdehnungskoeffizient wurde aus den Meßdaten nach der Methode der kleinsten Fehlerquadrate erhalten und beträgt für MnSe: =24,5·10^–6°C^–1 (94–450° C) und =14,3·10^–6°C^–1 (450–710° C). Die Ausdehnung von MnSe₂ verläuft bis zum Bereich, in dem Zersetzung eintritt, linear. Die Methode der kleinsten Fehlerquadrate ergibt den Wert =20,0·10^–6°C^–1 (73–522° C).

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High temperature X-ray studies of the thermal expansion ofMnSe andMnSe ₂

The thermal expansion of MnSe and MnSe₂ has been studied above room temperature up to 710° and 522° C, resp., by X-ray diffraction techniques using a 190 mm Unicam high temperature camera. The thermal expansion coefficients, , obtained from a linear least-squares analysis of the data are for MnSe: =24.5·10^–6°C^–1 (94–450° C) and =14.3·10^–6°C^–1 (450–710° C). The expansion of MnSe₂ is linear up to the temperature range of decomposition. A least-squares analysis yields a value for of 20.0·10^–6°C^–1 (73–522° C).

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Herrn Prof.H. Nowotny gewidmet.     

A gas flow proportional detection system for the determination of boron in aerosol samples and other sample types

This work describes the design, fabrication, and testing of a lucite bodied proportional gas detection system for the analysis of boron in selected samples via detection of the charged particles produced in the 10B(n,)⁷Li reaction induced by thermal neutrons. The detector was designed for internal placement of samples; the sample types of major interest were airborne aerosols collected on filters or particulate impaction plates. Samples were irradiated with the detector in the thermal neutron field produced in the graphite thermal column of the University of Lowell's one megawatt research reactor. Determined sensitivities for boron varied from 6.2·10^–8 to 1.73·10^–6 cpm·ng^–1 (n·cm^–2J·s^–1)^–1 depending on the physical characteristics of the samples. For a nominal counting time of ten minutes the lower limit of mass detection of natural boron was determined to be 12.1 nanograms. The analytical method was applied to the estimation of boron in fourteen samples of natural aerosols collected on membrane filters. Analysis of prepared samples and natural aerosol samples by ICP emission showed good agreement with analysis via the (n,) reaction. Application of the method to other sample types was demonstrated by the determination of boron in samples of borosilicate glass and borated polyethylene.