Determination of acidic chlorinated pesticides in water: Comparison of official EPA method 515.1 and liquid-solid extraction HPLC/UV and HPLC/PBMS analyses

Summary A comparison of the official EPA method 515.1 for determination of chlorinated acidic pesticides and a modification of it is illustrated. Extraction of the analytes from water and their determination and quantitation is by gas chromatography-electron capture detection (GC-ECD), liquid chromatography-UV detection and liquid chromatography-particle beam mass spectrometry. Although HPLC-PBMS was found to be less sensitive than the GC-ECD method, it was, nevertheless, more sensitive than HPLC-UV. The modified method is simpler, quicker and allows more accurate determination of pesticides in aqueous samples.Deceased July 31, 1996     

Über die Darstellung von Di(i-propyl)thiosulfonium-Salzen

On the Preparation of Di(i-propyl)thiosulfonium Salts [1] The preparation of the mercaptosulfonium salts (i-C₃H₇)₂SSX⁺SbCl₆^? (X = H, D) and of the chlorothiosulfonium salts (i-C₃H₇)₂SSCl⁺MF₆^? (M = As, Sb) and (i-C₃H₇)₂SSSCl⁺SbCl₆^? is reported. They are formed by reaction of chlorinated or protonated (i-C₃H₇)₂S with excess H₂S or SCl₂ and S₂Cl₂. The thiosulfonium compounds are characterized by vibrational and NMR spectroscopic methods.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Bis-Citrato,Bis-Citramalato and Bis-Malato Germanate(IV) Complexes

Bis-citrato 1a-d , bis-citramalato 2 and bis-malato 3 germanate(IV) complexes were synthesized from germanium dioxide and citric acid, citramalic acid and malic acid respectively and were identified with IR, NMR and elementary analysis. Crystal 1a is triclinic, space group P1 with a = 7.919(2), b = 7.968(3), c = 9.605(3) Å, α = 94.25(3), β = 108.03(2), γ= 113.05(3)°, Z = 1, and the final residue, R(F), is 0.033 for 2583 reflections. Crystal 2 is monoclinic, space group C2 with a = 10.226(4), b = 12.802(4), c = 6.141(1) Å, β = 100.75(2)°, Z = 2, and the final residue, R(F), is 0.034 for 934 reflections. Both 1a and 2 have slightly distorted octahedral structures with citrate or citramalate ions as a tridentate ligand that forms five-, six- and seven-membered rings with the central metal. There is a two-fold axis through the central atom of compound 2 instead of the inversion center of 1a . Same structures for these six complexes are indicated because the spectral patterns of the other four compounds, 1b-d and 3 , are similar to those of compounds 1a and 2 .     

Atomabsorptionsspektroskopische Bestimmung von Edelmetallen

Zusammenfassung Die atomabsorptionsspektroskopische Palladiumbestimmung wird vom Platin nicht und vom Rhodium nur wenig beeinflußt. Berücksichtigt man, daß ein Zusatz von Uran die Palladiumbestimmung neben Rhodium desaktiviert, so liegen allgemein die günstigsten Bedingungen für die Palladiumbestimmung vor, wenn Lanthan als spektroskopischer Puffer zugesetzt wird. Korrekturgleichungen werden gegeben.

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Determination of noble metals by atomic absorption spectroscopy3. Effect of platinum and rhodium on the determination of palladium

The atomic-absorption determination of Pd is not affected by Pt, but there is a small influence by Rh. The aim of this investigation is to determine these effects quantitatively, furthermore under the releasing effects of uranium and lanthanum. Equations to correct the results are given.

     

A new Far-Infrared Fourier Spectrometer

Summary This article describes a new commercial Far-Infrared Fourier Spectrometer system which has been developed for routine spectroscopy in the 10–1000 cm^–1 spectral region. The instrument incorporates real-time data processing and has been automated wherever possible for foolproof operation. A versatile sample chamber allows a wide range of spectroscopic studies to be performed, on solids, liquids and gases over a wide range of temperatures. A number of spectra are presented to illustrate the performance and typical applications of this Fourier spectrometer.

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Ein neues fourier-spektrometer für das ferne infrarot

Zusammenfassung Nach einer kurzen Einführung in die Methode der Fourier-Spektroskopie wird ein neues kommerzielles Fern-Infrarot-Fourier-Spektrometer mit real-time Datenverarbeitungsanlage beschrieben. Das Gerät ist für die Spektroskopie im Bereich 10–1000 cm^–1 konstruiert und weitgehend automatisiert. Eine vielseitig verwendbare Probenkammer ermöglicht umfangreiche spektroskopische Untersuchungen von Festkörpern, Flüssigkeiten und Gasen in einem sehr großen Temperaturbereich. Anhand einer Reihe von Spektren werden Leistung und typische Anwendungen dieses Fourier-Spektrometers erläutert.

Lecture presented at Euroanalysis I Conference, 28. 8.–1. 9. 1972 in Heidelberg, Germany.     

Amorphe Potenzen kompakter Räume

A set is amorphous, if it is not a union of two disjoint infinite subsets. The following variants of the Tychonoff product theorem are investigated in the hierarchy of weak choice principles. TA1: An amorphous power of a compactT ₂ space is compact. TA2: An amorphous power of a compactT ₂ space which as a set is wellorderable is compact. In ZF⁰TA1 is equivalent to the assertion, that amorphous sets are finite. RT is Ramsey's theorem, that every finite colouring of the set ofn-element subsets of an infinite set has an infinite homogeneous subset and PW is Rubin's axiom, that the power set of an ordinal is wellorderable. In ZF⁰RT+PW implies TA2. Since RT+PW is compatible with the existence of infinite amorphous sets, TA2 does not imply TA1 in ZF⁰. But TA2 cannot be proved in ZF⁰ alone. As an application, we prove a theorem of Stone, using a weak wellordering axiomD ₃ (a set is wellorderable, if each of its infinite subsets is structured) together with RT.

Diese Arbeit ist Teil der Habilitationsschrift des Verfassers im Fachgebiet Mathematische Analysis an der Technischen Universität Wien.     

Determination of arsenic in petroleum refinery streams by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after multivariate optimization based on Doehlert design

This paper reports the development of a methodology for the determination of arsenic in petroleum refinery aqueous streams containing large amounts of unknown volatile organic compounds, employing electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with polarized Zeeman-effect background correction. In order to make the procedure applicable, the influence of chemical modification and the drying step was examined. Also, pyrolysis and atomization temperatures and the amount of nitric acid added to the sample were optimized using a multivariate approach based on Doehlert matrix. Obtained results indicate that, in this kind of sample, arsenic must be determined by standard addition procedure with a careful control of the drying step temperature and ramp pattern. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the procedure, a test was performed in six spiked samples of petroleum refinery aqueous streams and the relative errors verified in the analysis of such samples (added As between 12.5 and 190 μg l⁻¹) ranged from −7.2 to +16.7%. The detection limit and the relative standard deviation were also calculated and the values are 68 pg and 7.5% (at 12.5 μg l⁻¹ level), respectively.     

Voltammetric and X-ray diffraction analysis of the early stages of the thermal crystallization of mixed Cu,Mn oxides

Mixed Cu,Mn, Cu,Mn,Al, Cu,Mg,Mn, and Cu,Mg,Mn,Al oxides were obtained by calcination of amorphous basic carbonate (Cu,Mn oxides) or hydrotalcite-like precursors at 300–800 °C. The product composition was characterized by chemical analysis, XRD, and voltammetry of the microparticles. The XRD amorphous portion was detected indirectly by XRD and directly by voltammetry. Tenorite (CuO) and spinels were the main crystalline components of the oxide mixtures. The presence of Al shifted the onset of the crystallization of XRD-detectable tenorite and spinel to temperatures higher by 100–200 °C, and the presence of Mg shifted tenorite crystallization by 100 °C, but voltammetry was able to detect these phases even in XRD-amorphous or nanocrystalline calcines. Voltammetry is hence suitable for analysis of poorly crystalline oxides that can be used in heterogeneous catalysis.     

Einsatz der flammenlosen Atom-Absorption zur Bestimmung von Spurenmetallen in Wasser und Abwasser

Zusammenfassung Die flammenlose Atom-Absorptions-Spektroskopie in der Graphitrohrküvette wird zur Bestimmung von Metallspuren in natürlichem Wasser und Abwasser eingesetzt, besonders im Hinblick auf Probleme der Umweltkontrolle. Al, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn und Pb werden im Bodensee und seinen wichtigsten Zuflüssen bestimmt und mit den Werten für Ammonium, Chlorid und Phosphat verglichen. Zusammenhänge zwischen erhöhten Spurenelementgehalten und dem allgemeinen Verschmutzungsgrad werden geprüft. Die flammenlose Atom-Absorption bietet als Direktverfahren den Vorteil hoher Präzision und Richtigkeit im g/l-Bereich.Herrn Dr. A. Schmitt und seinen Mitarbeitern sei für die Bestimmung der Hauptionen in den Wasserproben gedankt, die interessante Vergleiche erlaubten.     

On constrained multivariate splines and their approximations

Summary The variational formulation of multivariate spline functions is generalized to include cases where the function has to satisfy inequality constraints such as positivity and convexity. Condition for existence and uniqueness of a solution is given. Approximation to the solution can be obtained by solving the variational problem in a finite dimensional subspace. Conditions for convergence and error estimates of the approximations are presented, both for interpolation problems and smoothing problems. The general theory is illustrated by specific examples including the volume-matching problem and the one-sided thin plate spline.This research is partially supported by the U.S. Army Contract No. DAAG 29-77-G-0207, and by NSF Grant No. MCS-8101836Part of this paper is based on Chapters 2 and 3 of the author's Ph. D. thesis. The author would like to express his sincere thanks to Professor Grance Wahba and to two referees for many helpful comments