Reduction of iodate by hydrazine: Application of the iodide ion selective electrode to the uncatalyzed reaction

Summary The reduction of iodate by hydrazine was examined by use of the iodide ion selective electrode. The rate of reduction of iodate at iodide concentrations below 5 × 10^–5 M is controlled by the direct reduction by hydrazine. At higher iodide concentrations, the rate of reduction of iodate is controlled by the reduction of iodate by iodide with the subsequent reduction of iodine by hydrazine. Application of the reaction to the determination of g quantities of iodine is discussed.

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Zusammenfassung Die Reduktion von Jodat mit Hydrazin wurde mit Hilfe einer jodid-spezifischen Elektrode untersucht. Das Ausmaß der Jodatreduktion bei Jodid-konzentrationen unter 5·10^–5 Mol/l wurde durch direkte Reduktion mit Hydrazin kontrolliert. Bei höheren Jodidkonzentrationen wurde das Reduk-tionsausmaß des Jodats mit Hilfe der Jodat-Jodid-Reaktion und erst dann durch Reduktion des Jodids mit Hydrazin kontrolliert. Die Anwendung auf die Bestimmung von g-Mengen Jodid wurde diskutiert.

     

Speciation of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) by reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography using UV-detection

Summary A method for the simultaneous determination of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in water samples is described. The different reaction products of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) species with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC) are extracted with ethyl acetate and determined by reversed phase HPLC using UV-detection. The procedure is optimized and its detection limit accordingly improved as compared to literature data. The detection limits achieved are 2.4 g/l for Cr(III) and 2.1 g/l for Cr(VI) and the calibration curves are linear between 5 g/l and 5000 g/l. For the speciation of Cr, APDC was demonstrated to be more suitable as chelating agent than sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (NaDDC). The procedure was applied to the determination of both Cr species in galvanic waste waters and its accuracy was approved by comparing the results (at the 100 g/l level) with those of a photometric determination of Cr(VI) species.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Wilhelm Fresenius on the occasion of his 80th birthday     

Determination of iodine anion in dried kelp and iodized throat tablets by reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatography with direct UV detection

Summary In this paper, the amount of iodine anion in dried kelp and iodized throat tablets was determined by reversed-phase ion-pair chromatography. A 300×4 mm I.D. columns packed with -Bondapak-C18 (5 m) was used and distilled water containing 10 mmol/l trimethylphenyl ammonium bromide was used as the eluent. UV detection at 231 nm was selected to monitor the iodine anion.     

Phthalates in surface water — a method for routine trace level analysis

Summary A routine method for the determination of phthalates in water is presented. It is suitable for all kinds of water like surface water, waste water, landfill leachate, rain water and ground water. Unfiltered water samples including all suspended particulate matter are extracted by solid-phase extraction in an all-glass apparatus using RPC-18. The extracts are measured by GC/MSD in the SIM mode. Due to an easy but efficient decontamination technique, method blanks could be decreased below 0.02 g/l for all phthalates. The detection limits are 0.01 to 0.02 g/l, the determination limits are 0.02 to 0.05 g/l. Recovery for all phthalates is about 98% (±5%). Phthalates were measured in about 400 samples of water of the river Rhine and its main affluents in Northrhine-Westfalia.     

The iodine supply of humans depending on site, food offer and water supply

In Central Europe, the iodine content of weathered soils of new red sandstone, Muschelkalk, keuper and lower strata of new red sandstone, which developed from marine sediment is low. Boulder clays and diluvial sands also exhibit low iodine concentrations. In the same areas, the iodine concentration of drinking water decreases from 9 to 1 g/l with increasing distance from the oceans. Cereals and foodstuffs produced from them are extremely iodine-poor. The iodine content of plants increases with the proportion of leaves. Soil contamination raises the iodine content of foodstuffs and improves the iodine supply of animals. The iodination of mineral mixtures increased the iodine content of cow's milk from 17 to 81 g/l. The iodination of packed cooking salt and of the mineral mixtures for cattle and pigs resulted in a mean increase of the iodine intake of adults from about 30 g/day to 48 and 59, respectively. Although iodine intake remained considerably below the calculated requirement for adults (100 to 150 g/day), it led to the disappearance of Struma konnata and reduced the frequency of struma in children.     

Microchemical determination of lodate and iodide in sea waters by flow injection analysis

A flow injection analysis method for iodate and iodide in sea water is described. The system involves spectrophotometric detection based on the catalytic, fading effect of either iodate or iodide on the indicator reaction of iron (III) thiocyanate and nitrite. With and without an anion-exchange column in the flow conduit, the system allows the determination of iodate and total iodine, respectively; iodide can be found by difference. Both iodate-iodine and total iodine can be determined in the range 0.75 to 150 g/1 on the sea water basis with analysis times of 20 min for iodate-iodine and 9 min for total iodine. The RSDs are within 1.3% for both iodate and iodide. Results are presented for the determination of iodate and iodide in sea waters and some brines associated with natural methane gas evolution.     

Trace uranium analysis of water from the south-west coastal region of India

Water samples collected from various sources along the south-west coastal region of India have been analyzed for trace uranium concentration. Fission track registration technique with the Dry method has been used for the analysis. Uranium concentration was found to vary from 0.28±0.01 g/l to 2.71±0.41 g/l and was higher in sea water than in well, river and tap water, respectively.     

Thallium determination in reference materials by Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (IDMS) using thermal ionization

Summary Using Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (IDMS) with thermal ionization, thallium concentrations were determined in reference materials from NIST and BCR, from other sources, and reference materials from the German Environmental Specimen Bank. ²⁰³Tl spike solution is applied for the isotope dilution technique. Thallium concentrations in the investigated materials range from 2.67 g Tl·kg^–1 to 963 g Tl·kg^–1 with a relative standard deviation from 0.14 to 10%. The detection limit was 0.1 ng thallium for this work.     

Simultaneous determination of copper,mercury and lead by first-order derivative spectrophotometry using dithizone as reagent

A first-order derivative spectrophotometric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of copper, mercury and lead at g/L levels using dithizone as reagent. The procedure involves the simultaneous extraction of these elements by dithizone in chloroform from weakly alkaline solutions. Linear calibration curves were obtained in the ranges 0.5–10 (Cu), 1–10 (Hg) and 1–10 (Pb) g present in 40 ml of aqueous phase with detection limits of 5 g/L (Cu) and 20 g/L (Hg and Pb). The R.S.D.s for 100 g/L of copper, mercury and lead were 2.5, 2.6 and 3.1% respectively, for 5 determinations. The method is applicable for the determination of copper and lead in marine sediment samples with good precision and accuracy.     

Fluoridbestimrnung in Wasser und Luft mit ionenselektiven Elektroden

Zusammenfassung Systematische Bestimmungen des Fluoridgehaltes in verschiedenen Wasserproben aus Serbien und in Luftproben aus einigen In-dustriegebieten und aus der Stadt Belgrad wurden durchgeführt. Außerdem wurde der Fluoridgehalt in einigen meistkonsumierten Mineralwässern aus alien Territorien Jugoslawiens geprüft. Etwa 600 Proben wurden analysiert. Die Ergebnisse sollen für die kartographische Erfassung der Verteilung von Fluor im Trinkwasser dienen.

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Determination of fluoride in Yugoslavian air and water with an ion-sensitive electrode

Summary Fluoride has been measured in over 600 samples of air and water with an ion-sensitive electrode. The concentrations found in the air samples were 1.6–l08g/m³ for industrial areas, 1.9–25.6g/m³ for urban areas and 1.1–18.4g/m³ for rural areas. Most of the samples had fluoride levels below 20g/m³3. The concentrations found in water samples were 0.12–0.34g/litre for drinking water and 0.27–5.6g/litre, for mineral waters.

     

Use of neutron activation analysis in determination of total organic chlorine and bromine

Neutron activation analysis is practically the only high-sensitivy element-selective detection method for chlorine, bromine and iodine. This method is just ideal for organic halogen determination after separation of organically bound species from inorganic. In recent years we have analysed organic chlorine and bromine from thousands of different kind of samples with different separation methods. For water samples we have used activated-carbon adsorption and for solid samples mostly propanone or combined alkaline/propanone extraction before activated-carbon adsorption. Inorganic chlorides were removed from the carbon by nitrate wash. The detection limits for total organic chlorine and bromine are 5 and 0.5 g/l for water (sample size 100 ml) and 0.3 and 0.1 g/g dry weight (sample size 1 g) for sediment.     

New cobalt trimethylacetate complexes with pyridine

The reaction of the tetranuclear trimethylacetate complex Co₄(₃-OH)₂(-OOCCMe₃)₄(²-OOCCMe₃)₂(EtOH)₆ with pyridine in acetonitrile was studied. Two new compounds, viz., the hexanuclear cobalt(ii) complex Co₆py₄(₃-OH)₂(-OOCCMe₃)₁₀ (25% yield) and the unusual ionic compound [Co₃py₃(₃-O)(-OOCCMe₃)₆]⁺[Co₄py(₄-O)(-OOCCMe₃)₇]^– (5% yield), were prepared. The structures of the new compounds were established by X-ray diffraction analysis.     

Iodine determination in biological materials by ICP-MS

The present work describes an analytical procedure for the determination of the total iodine content in biological materials (serum, milk, plants, tissues etc.). Liquid samples can be directly analyzed after dilution, if necessary, by ICP-MS. Milk powder, plants and tissues were dissolved by using a modified simple Schöninger combustion, subsequently the residue was taken up in 0.1 mol/l NaOH and this solution was analyzed by ICP-MS. The detection limit is in the range of 0.01 g/l. The method was tested using different CRMs certified for the iodine content.     

Zur colorimetrischen Bestimmung von 0,0-Dimethyl-2,2-dichlorvinylphosphat (DDVP)

Zusammenfassung Die Farbreaktion von DDVP mit Resorcin wird untersucht und so empfindlich gestaltet, daß damit noch 0,05 g DDVP in 1 ml Lösung bestimmt werden können.In Luft verdampftes DDVP wird in Wasser absorbiert und bis zu einer unteren Grenze von 5 g DDVP im Kubikmeter Luft bestimmt.

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Summary The colour reaction of DDVP with resorcin is investigated and rendered so sensitive that as low an amount as 0,05 g of DDVP in 1 ml solution can be determined.DDVP evaporated in air is absorbed in water and determined down to a bottom limit of 5 g DDVP per cubic metre.

     

Flow injection flame atomic spectrometric determination of iron, calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium in ceramic materials by using a variable-volume injector

Summary A series of different ceramic materials, such as porcelain, feldspar, kaolin, varnish, clay and stoneware have been analyzed. Iron, calcium and magnesium have been determined in these materials by flame atomic absorption and sodium and potassium by flame emission. The use of a variable-volume injector enables one to carry out these analyses in a flow system (after fusion of samples with lithium metaborate) and does not require different dilutions for the determination of each type of sample considered, nor the use of different flow injection manifolds. The developed procedure provides a limit of detection of 100 g/l for Na, 70 g/l for Ca, 50 g/l for both Fe and K and 8 g/l for Mg. The coefficient of variation obtained for the absorbance measurement is of the order of 0.5–2%. A series of 17 real samples were analyzed by the proposed procedure and the obtained results turned out to be comparable to those found by batch analysis.     

Fallout analysis of atmospheric water precipitations

Summary A rapid ion-exchange method for the determination of ¹⁴⁴Ce, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁸⁹Sr, ⁹⁰Sr and ¹⁴⁰Ba in 2–30 liter samples of atmospheric water precipitations is described. The samples, containing up to 300 mg of calcium, are sorbed on a specially shaped column filled with Dowex 50, X-8 or Dowex 50W, X-8. Radio-cerium and radio-caesium are stripped from the column with 0.6 M ammonium glycolate/ 0.2 M NaCl, pH 5, radio-strontium and radio-barium with 0.15 M ammonium citrate, pH 7.5. The isolated radio-nuclides are counted on a low-background beta-counter: ¹⁴⁴Ce as CeO₂, ¹³⁷Cs as Cs-dipicrylaminate, ⁸⁹Sr/⁹⁰Sr as SrCO₃, ⁹⁰Y as Y₂O₃, and ¹⁴⁰Ba as BaCO₃. The mean chemical yields amount to 95% for cerium, 85% for caesium, 95% for strontium, 95% for yttrium and 65% for barium. With parallel determinations at levels of a few picocuries, the deviations of the results from the respective mean values generally do not exceed ± 5%. With a 30 l sample the limit of detection amounts to 0.005 Ci/l for ¹⁴⁴Ce, 0.006 Ci/l for ¹³⁷Cs, 0.005 Ci/l for ⁹⁰Sr, and 0.006 Ci/l for ¹⁴⁰Ba.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird eine schnelle Ionenaustauschmethode für die Bestimmung von ¹⁴⁴Ce, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁸⁹Sr, ⁹⁰Sr und ¹⁴⁰Ba in 2–30 l Proben von atmosphärischen Wasser-Niederschlägen beschrieben. Die Proben, mit einem Calciumgehalt bis zu 300 mg, werden in eine besonders gestaltete, mit Dowex 50, X-8 oder Dowex 50 W, X-8 gefüllte Säule eingewaschen. Radio-Cer und Radio-Caesium werden mit 0,6 M Ammoniumglykolat/0,2 M NaCl, pH 5, Radio-Strontium und Radio-Barium mit 0,15 M Ammoniumcitrat pH 7,5 eluiert. Die isolierten Radio-Nuklide werden in einem Beta-Antikoinzidenzzähler gemessen: ¹⁴⁴Ce als CeO₂, ¹³⁷Cs als Cs-dipikrylaminat, ⁸⁹Sr/⁹⁰Sr als SrCO₃, ⁹⁰Y als Y₂O₃ und ¹⁴⁰Ba als BaCO₃. Die mittlere Rückgewinnung der zugesetzten Träger beträgt für Cer 95%, 85% für Caesium, 95% für Strontium, 95% für Yttrium und 65% für Barium. In Parallelbestimmungen mit Gehalten von einigen Ci/l, überschreiten die Abweichungen der Ergebnisse von den entsprechenden Mittelwerten im allgemein nicht 5%. Bei einer 30 l-Probe beträgt die untere Nachweisgrenze 0,005 Ci/l für ¹⁴⁴Ce, 0,006 Ci/l für ¹³⁷Cs, 0,005 Ci/l für ⁹⁰Sr und 0,006 Ci/l für ¹⁴⁰Ba.

     

Differential pulse polarography of some herbicides derived from 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

Summary A method has been developed for the differential pulse polarographic determination of 2,4-D, 2,4-DP, MCPA and MCPP residues in irrigation waters. The method involves a chloroform extraction of acidified water samples, back extraction into alkali solution and a further extraction of the acidified residue into chloroform. Subsequently, the residues are nitrated and the herbicide concentration is determined by differential pulse polarography. The determination limits of the method were found to be 30 g/l for 2,4-D and MCPA and 40 g/l for 2,4-DP and MCPP.

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Differential-Puls-Polarographie einiger von 2,4-Dichlorphenoxyessigsäure abgeleiteter HerbicideII. Bestimmung von Herbicidrückständen in Berieselungswasser

Zusammenfassung Ein Verfahren wurde ausgearbeitet zur Bestimmung von 2,4-D, 2,4-DP, MCPA und MCPP in Berieselungswasser. Die Methode umfaßt eine Chloroformextraktion der angesäuerten Probe, Rückextraktion in alkalische Lösung, erneute Chloroformextraktion der wieder angesäuerten Lösung, Nitrierung und anschließende puls-polarographische Bestimmung. Noch 30 g/l 2,4-D und MCPA sowie 40 g/l 2,4-DP und MCPP können erfaßt werden.

Dedicated to Prof. Dr. E. Blasius on his 60th birthday     

Flow injection analysis at μl/min flow rates

The characteristics of knitted open tube (KOT) figure eight reactors and coil reactors at l/min flow rates were compared using plate height (H) calculations and peak height measurements. Peak broadening independent of flow rate was seen for the figure eight KOT but not the coil at flow rates of 150–300 l/min. Below 150 /min, the plate height values of both reactors were inversely proportional to flow rate. It was concluded that a 0.5-m KOT figure eight reactor is the most effective way to introduce delay time for a 1 1 injection size and tubing of 0.3 mm I.D. Enhancement of peak height response was particularly pronounced at flow rates less than 100 l/min.     

Rapid chemiluminescence method for the determination of iodate traces

A rapid chemiluminescence method for the determination of iodate has been developed, based on the reaction with an excess of iodide in acidic solutions, gas extraction of the iodine formed and detection in the stream of carrier gas by alkaline luminol solution. The limit of detection for IO^– ₃ is 0.7 g/l. The time required for analysis is 2 min.