Differential determination of arsenic(III) and arsenic(V), and antimony(III) and antimony(V) by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrophotometry,and its application to the determination of these species in sea water |
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Authors: | Manabu Yamamoto Keiji Urata Kiyoto Murashige Yuroku Yamamoto |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 730, Japan |
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Abstract: | A method is described for the differential determination of As(III) and As(V). and Sb(III) and Sb(V) by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrophotometry with hydrogen-nitrogen flame using sodium borohydride solution as a reductant. For the determination of As(III) and Sb(III), most of the elements, other than Ag+, Cu2+, Sn2+, Se4+ and Te4+, do not interfere in an at least 30,000 fold excess with respect to As(III) or Sb(III). This method was applied to the determination of these species in sea water and it was found that a sample size of only 100 ml is enough to determine them with a precision of 1.5–2.5%. Analytical results for surface sea water of Hiroshima Bay were 0.72 μgl?1, 0.27 μgl?1 and 0.22 μgl?1 for As(total), As(III) and Sb(total), respectively, but Sb(III) was not detected in the present sample. The effect of acidification on storage was also examined. |
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Keywords: | Present address: Iwakuni Laboratory Sanyo-Kokusaku Pulp Co Ltd Iwakuni City 740 Japan |
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