S. Nair et al., Spectrophotometric determination of zinc in soils and sediments with 5,7-diiodo-8-hydroxyquinoline and rhodamine 6G, CHEM ANAL, 46(4), 2001, pp. 589-596
A method is described based on the selective extraction of zinc-5,7-diiodo-
8-hydroxyquinoline-rhodamine 6G ternary ion-association complex into toluen
e. Zinc contents as low as 0.005-0.15 ppm in soil and sediment samples can
be readily determined. The relative standard deviation for 10 replicate mea
surements of Zn at a level of 0,025 ppm is 1.34%.