POTENTIOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF HG(II) USING 2-THIOOROTIC ACID (AMM SALT) - APPLICATION TO A CHLOROALKALI EFFLUENT

Authors
LOOMBA K PANDEY GS
Citation
K. Loomba et Gs. Pandey, POTENTIOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF HG(II) USING 2-THIOOROTIC ACID (AMM SALT) - APPLICATION TO A CHLOROALKALI EFFLUENT, International journal of environmental analytical chemistry, 50(1), 1993, pp. 15-18
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
International journal of environmental analytical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03067319
Volume
50
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
15 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-7319(1993)50:1<15:PDOHU2>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
2 - Thioorotic Acid (Amm. Salt) has been used as a selective reagent f or the potentiometric estimation of Hg(II) ions at microgram levels, w ith an error of 0.4% at 5000mug/l, increasing up to 1.0% at 100mug/l. The method has been found free from the interfering effects of Cl-, Ca ++, Mg++, and Fe++, which are usually present in environmental samples , and applied successfully to the estimation of Hg(II) in chloroalkali effluents. Compared to the colorimetric dithizone method, the potenti ometric method using the new reagent has been found to be more sensiti ve and simple in operation.