O-TOF-ICP-MS analysis of rare earth elements,noble elements,uranium and thorium in river-relating species

The determination of rare earth elements (REEs), Au, Pt, Ir, Pd, Th and U in various river species was performed by the orthogonal time-of-flight inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (o-TOF-ICP-MS). The method working conditions were optimised in order to minimise the presence and possible spectral interferences of oxides. Ratios MO⁺/M⁺ as well as interference of light REE and Ba oxides/hydroxides with high REEs were evaluated and confirmed to be insignificant. Using the internal standard Re, non-spectral matrix effects (originally decreasing of intensities up to 15%) were overcome and recoveries were found from 92 to 105% for all matrices analysed. For solutions, limits of detection (3σ) were 0.14–0.82 for REEs, Th, U and Y, 1.18 for La, 4.3–5.6 for Au, Pt, Ir and Pd 11 for Sc (all in ng L^?1). The Principal component analysis was used for classification of samples according to their places of origin successfully. The o-TOF-ICP-MS was proved to be a very sensitive and suitable technique for bio-monitoring purposes and was employed in the analysis of biota samples (fish, insect, profiles, benthal growths) originated from five different places in the river Elbe (Czech Republic).     

Optimisation and critical evaluation of a collision cell technology ICP-MS system for the determination of arsenic in foodstuffs of animal origin

The determination of arsenic (⁷⁵As) was studied using an ICP-MS equipped with collision cell technology (CCT). Different mixtures of gases (He and H₂) were tested using HCl conditions and a He flow rate of 4 mL min⁻¹ was found to be suitable for the removal of the poly-atomic spectral interference [⁴⁰Ar³⁵Cl]⁺. Trueness of the optimised method has been evaluated in both standard and CCT modes on six certified reference materials in foodstuffs of animal origin and on three external proficiency testing schemes (FAPAS). The results obtained generally coincided with the certified values, except for CCT mode in some categories of samples (meat, mussels and milk powder), for which a positive bias on results was observed due to the formation of poly-atomic interferences within the collision cell. The main interferences were studied and their contributions estimated. [⁵⁸Fe¹⁶O¹H]⁺ and [⁷⁴Ge¹H]⁺ were the most significant interferences formed in the cell. Finally, different parameters (e.g. hexapole and quadrupole bias voltage, nebuliser gas flow) were optimised to try to attenuate these interferences.     

High performance ultra trace analysis in molybdenum and tungsten accomplished by on-line coupling of ion chromatography with simultaneous ICP-AES

For the characterisation of trace elements in high purity Mo and W analytical methods with a detection limit in the ng/g-range have to be used. Today mass spectrometric methods are state of the art for such applications. However, these methods in case of refractory metal analysis are time consuming, expensive, limited by isobaric interferences and therefore not very suitable for quality control in an industrial laboratory. With respect to these drawbacks a cost and time efficient method was developed by on-line coupling of an ion chromatographie system to a simultaneous ICP-AES (Inductively Coupled Plasma — Atomic Emission Spectrometry) instrument. Within the limitations caused by the hard- and software of the system all parameters such as eluent concentration and flow rate, nebulizer and plasma gas flow, sampling frequency, integration time and the number of simultaneously measured emission lines were optimised. Further enhancement of the sensitivity was achieved by the use of an ultrasonic nebulizer pushing the detection limits down to the pg/g- and ng/g-range for 22 representative elements.Dedicated to Professor Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h. c. Hubertus Nickel on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱分析中易电离元素的基体干扰及其抑制的研究

选取铝、铜、镁、钙、铁、锰和锌等7种元素的9条谱线,研究电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法对其测定时易电离元素钾、钠的基体干扰。结果表明:易电离元素对待测元素具有较明显的干扰作用,而增大射频发射功率及降低雾化器压力可有效地抑制易电离元素对待测元素的干扰。     

Spectral interferences in the determination of traces of scandium, yttrium and rare earth elements in “pure” rare earth matrices by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry: Part VII — Terbium, Dysprosium, Holmium and Thulium

This article is the seventh part of a series of papers discussing the spectral interferences of rare earth elements (REEs) in ICP-AES. Radial viewing 27.12 MHz inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) was used in the determination of scandium, yttrium and rare earth elements in Tb₂O₃, Dy₂O₃, Ho₂O₃ and Tm₂O₃ as “pure” rare earth matrices. The quantification of the interferences in terms of Q-values for line interference Q_I(_a) and wing background interference Q_W(Δλ_a) were used in accordance with Boumans and Vrakking [Spectrochim. Acta Part B 43 (1988) 69]. The “best” analysis lines from point of view of spectral interferences were selected. The true detection limits by using the “best” analysis lines were calculated.     

Matrix effects in immunobiosensor determination of clenbuterol in urine and serum

The construction of immunochemical inhibition assays for beta-agonist and hormone residues have previously been described. In the present work the beta-agonist assay was further optimised for application to biological samples, using urine as the main model matrix. Matrix interferences with the antigen-antibody interaction and non-specific binding (NSB) of matrix components to the sensor surface were systematically studied. A full factorial design experiment was employed for evaluating the effects of assay buffer composition. In addition, the influence of antibody concentration and sample dilution on the matrix background was investigated. NSB from urine was highly affected by buffer pH and salt concentration, while buffer composition had little effect on matrix interferences with the antigen-antibody interaction. Ultra-filtration efficiently prevented NSB from urine and serum samples. Increased antibody dilution reduced the matrix background while sample dilution had an opposite effect.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定70钛铁中锰、磷、铜、铬、镍、钼、钒和铝

提出了用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定70钛铁中共存的8种杂质元素(锰、磷、铜、铬、镍、钼、钒、铝)。试验表明:试样宜用浓盐酸3mL及浓硝酸3mL溶解,且在制作工作曲线时应加入相同量的酸溶解基体金属(即所加入的纯铁粉和纯钛粉),所选用的8种元素的分析谱线均为检出限低、且光谱干扰小或易于扣除者。制作工作曲线时采用基体匹配法,从而消除基体干扰,方法中8种元素的检出限(3s/b)在0.002～0.02mg·mL-1范围内。按所提出方法分析了一个70钛铁标样(YSBC15602),共测定了11次,上述8种元素的测定结果与已知值相符,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=11)在0.74%～4.11%范围内。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定海洋沉积物中34种痕量元素

用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定海洋沉积物中34种痕量元素,样品于聚四氟乙烯封闭坩埚中用氢氟酸和硝酸溶解,运用干扰方程校正光谱干扰,用内标校正消除基体影响。方法检出限(3s/k)在0.046～160 ng.g-1之间。通过分析4个海洋沉积物标准物质对所提出方法的准确度和精密度做了考核,所得测定结果与标准物质的认定值相吻合,各元素测定结果的相对标准偏差均小于10%。     

Determination of mercury, selenium, bismuth, arsenic and antimony in human hair by microwave digestion atomic fluorescence spectrometry

A novel method for determination of Hg, Se, Bi, As and Sb based on microwave digestion followed by continuous flow vapour generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry was developed. The digestion for Hg was based on a two stage digestion involving HNO(3) and H(2)O(2), whilst for the hydride forming elements a common digestion using HCl and H(2)O(2) was found to be the most effective. The instrumentation and chemistry were optimised in order to provide the best accuracy and precision. The method detection limit for hair samples was found to be 0.2 ng g(-1) for Hg and between 2 and 10 ng g(-1) for the hydride forming elements. The atomic fluorescence detector showed excellent linearity over the concentration ranges studied with linear correlation co-efficients between 0.99984 and 0.99997. To validate the accuracy of the method a human hair certified reference material (GBW 0706) was analysed and excellent agreement with the certified value was obtained for all elements.     

Determination of ascorbyl 6-palmitate in food matrices by amperometric flow injection analysis

In this paper a rapid method based on a FIA (flow injection analysis) system with amperometric detection for the evaluation of ascorbyl 6-palmitate in foods is described. The selectivity of the proposed method is related to the low anodic potential applied to the working glassy carbon electrode (+0.1 V vs. Ag/AgCl) that leaves out interferences from ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds. By flow injection analysis, under optimised conditions, the calibration curve was linear in the range 0-20 mg l(-1) and the detection limit was 0.2 mg l(-1).     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定海洋贝类中镉、铬、铜和铅

采用微波消解法处理海洋贝类样品,用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定样品中镉、铬、铜和铅等4种重金属元素的含量。选择111 Cd、53 Cr、63 Cu和208 Pb等待测元素的同位素克服了质谱干扰。4种元素分别在一定的质量浓度范围内呈线性,检出限(3s)在0.005～0.17μg.L-1之间。镉、铬、铜和铅的回收率分别为94.7%,102.1%,101.9%,105.3%;测定值的相对标准偏差(n=7)分别为4.3%,3.8%,1.5%,6.0%。     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定黄铜中主、次量元素

提出了电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法同时测定黄铜中铜和锌等主量元素,镍、铅、铝、锡、铁、锰、磷和钴等次量元素的分析方法。选择了各元素的分析谱线,运用干扰元素系数法校正光谱干扰,用内标校正和同步背景校正消除基体影响。各元素的质量分数均在一定的范围内与其信号强度呈线性关系。方法用于分析两个铜合金样品,测定结果与光电直读光谱法、化学法的测定值一致;用于分析3种铜合金标准样品,测定值与标准值相一致。     

Flame spectra of sc,y and rare-earth elements

Flame spectra are presented of sandium, yttrium and the rare-earth elements, except cerium and promethium. These elements were extracted with a solution of 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA) in 4-methyl-2-pentanone (hexone) and their spectra in the organic medium were subsequently recorded by means of a flame spectrophotometer. The precise wave length and relative spectral intensity of each line and band are tabulated. Included, also, are the 1/2-band widths and the relative spectral interferences of other elements of the group with the emission of measurement of the bands and lines listed. Operating conditions, applicability and limitations of the method in the estimation of some of the rare-earth elements are given     

Boron analysis in biological material: microwave digestion procedure and determination by different methods

Investigations were made on the determination of boron in biological material. A procedure using the microwave digestion technique was optimised. The analyses were performed by photometry with azomethine-H, fluorimetry with carminic acid, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The matrix interferences, the interferences caused by iron and the detection limits were investigated for these methods. Determinations were performed for plant material, wheat, milk, meat and blood plasma. Recoveries and precision of all methods were studied. To test accuracy and precision, four NBS reference materials were analysed and the results compared with the values in literature. Good recoveries were found with all methods, except the fluorimetric technique. The boron content found in the NBS standard reference materials agreed well with data reported before. Best precision was obtained for the two ICP methods. The azomethine-H method gave good results when material of high boron content was analysed. With the carminic acid method no reliable results were achieved.     

Study of the molecular absorption spectrometric determination of phosphorus in steel, nickel base alloys and zircaloy using the yellow phosphovanadomolybdate complex

Summary The molecular absorption spectrometric method using the yellow phosphovanadomolybdate complex,adopted as ISO-standard for determination of phosphorus in steel, has been optimized.High and varying blank values often reported in literature were found to be due to silicon interference. The silicon is released from the glass beaker during fuming with perchloric acid and the problem is avoided by either using teflon beakers or by adding hydrofluoric and boric acid after fuming.Interferences from elements present in the metal (arsenic, chromium, silicon and the refractory elements) were quantified and procedures are described for masking these interferences in order to make the method applicable to high-alloy steels, tool steels, nickel-base alloys and Zircaloys. Arsenic, hafnium, niobium, tantalum and tungsten cause the most severe interferences. Chromium, titanium and zirconium were found to have weak interferences whereas molybdenum and silicon did not interfere at all despite large amounts of precipitated oxides.Results reported by other authors that many old certified reference materials of low-and high-alloy steels have too high certified phosphorus values were confirmed with the described method as well as with the ICP-OES technique. However, the lower values were only found for alloys without Hf, Nb, Ta or W. Alloys containing these elements were often found to have higher phosphorus values, which reflects interferences not completely removed in the previous analyses of these alloys.

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Untersuchung der molekularabsorptions-spektrometrischen Phosphorbestimmung auf Grund des gelben Phosphovanadomolybdat-Komplex in Stahl, Nickellegierungen und ZircaloyPhosphorbestimmung in Referenzmaterialien

     

Comparison of single extraction procedures,using either conventional shaking or microwave heating,and the Tessier sequential extraction method for the fractionation of heavy metals from environmental samples

The conventional four-step sequential extraction method and the EDTA and acetic acid single extraction procedures were applied to sewage sludge and sediment samples. The results obtained with these samples for Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb and Zn using the Tessier method were compared with those supplied by the two single extraction procedures employed. In addition, the Tessier method was also applied to a reference material, CRM 483, and these results were also compared with the certified EDTA and acetic acid values for this sample. As a result, good agreement was found between the metal contents released in the first three fractions of the Tessier method and those leached by the simpler single extraction procedures for the most of the elements studied. Subsequently, the conventional EDTA and acetic acid extraction methods were accelerated by means of microwave energy, in order to reduce the operating time. The extraction efficiency of the first three fractions of the Tessier method was compared with that obtained using the optimised microwave single extraction procedures and only in sewage sludge and CRM 483 samples were satisfactory results found for all the elements studied, except Cr and Pb. This means that the microwave single extraction procedures optimised in this work could be employed as screening methods to evaluate rapidly the easiest mobilizable heavy metals in these samples, although more samples should be analysed to determine their general applicability. The application of the accelerated single extraction procedures to a reference material, CRM 483, provided satisfactory results for all the elements studied, except for Cr in both methods and for Pb in the acetic acid extracts.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定高纯铝中Fe、Cu、Mg、Zn、Ti

建立了用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定高纯铝中Fe、Cu、Mg、Zn、Ti的方法。详细讨论了基体元素和共存元素对分析元素的光谱干扰,以及盐酸用量的影响;选择了合适的分析谱线,同时得出了各元素的检出限。证明用基体匹配的方法在Fe 259.940nm、Cu 327.396nm、Mg279.079nm、Zn 213.856nm、Ti 334.941nm处可准确、可靠地测定高纯铝中含量范围在0.001%~0.01%的Fe、Cu、Mg、Zn、Ti元素。     

直读光谱法测定CD4MCu不锈钢中碳、镍、铬、铜、钼

应用光电直读光谱法测定了不锈钢(CD4MCu)中碳、镍、铬、铜及钼5种元素。通过下述三项措施提高了方法的准确度和精密度:共存元素的干扰校正;增加制作各元素的标准工作曲线时所用的标准样品数,用了两套标准共13块光谱分析用标准样品;选择样块上合适部位作为光谱激发点。上述5种元素的测量范围(质量分数)依次为0.02%～0.35%,3.50%～28.0%,6.50%～32.0%,0.05%～5.0%及0.05%～4.0%。对方法的精密度做了试验,测得相对标准偏差(n=11)为碳4.8%,镍、铬、钼0.4%,铜2.3%。应用此方法分析了5个不锈钢(CD4MCu)样品,所测得数据与用GB标准中化学法所测得的结果完全一致。     

Elimination of interferences from Cu, Pb, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd and Se in the determination of mercury by CVAAS using sodium tetrahydroborate(III) reduction in copper concentrates

The determination of mercury in the presence of Cu, Pb, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Se and As by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry was studied. Sodium tetrahydroborate(III) was used as a reducing agent. All the elements examined except arsenic exhibited strong interferences. A solution of 1,10-phenanthroline and thiosemicarbazide in 1.5% HCl solution was used as a masking agent. A highly effective reduction of interference by Cu, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd and Se was achieved. The results obtained were applied to the determination of mercury in a copper concentrate.     

Clean-up of triazines in vegetable extracts by molecularly-imprinted solid-phase extraction using a propazine-imprinted polymer

An analytical methodology based on a molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) procedure was developed for the determination of several triazines (atrazine, simazine, desethylatrazine (DEA), desisopropylatrazine (DIA), and propazine) in vegetable samples. A methacrylic acid-based imprinted polymer was prepared by precipitation polymerisation using propazine as template and toluene as porogen. After removal of the template by Soxhlet extraction, the optimum loading, washing, and elution conditions for MISPE of the selected triazines were established. The optimised MISPE procedure was applied to the extraction of the selected triazines in pea, potato, and corn sample extracts and a high degree of clean-up was obtained. However, some remaining interferences, non-specifically and strongly bound to the polymeric matrix, appeared in the chromatogram, preventing quantification of DIA in potatoes and DIA, DEA, and propazine in corn samples. Thus, a new clean-up protocol based on the use of a non-imprinted polymer for removal of these interferences prior to the MISPE step was developed. By following the new two-step MISPE procedure, the matrix compounds were almost completely removed, allowing the determination of all the triazines selected at concentration levels below the established maximum residue limits, making the developed procedure suitable for monitoring these analytes in vegetable samples.