FLAME ATOMIC-ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRIC DETERMINATION OF CADMIUM IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING A PRECONCENTRATION FLOW SYSTEM WITH AN ACTIVATEDCARBON COLUMN AND DITHIZONE AS A CHELATING AGENT
Yp. Depena et al., FLAME ATOMIC-ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRIC DETERMINATION OF CADMIUM IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING A PRECONCENTRATION FLOW SYSTEM WITH AN ACTIVATEDCARBON COLUMN AND DITHIZONE AS A CHELATING AGENT, Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 9(6), 1994, pp. 691-696
A combined flow atomic absorption spectrometric system was used to dev
elop an efficient on-line preconcentration-solvent elution procedure f
or the determination of trace amounts of cadmium. The metal was precon
centrated as the dithizonate on a mini-column packed with activated ca
rbon and eluted with isobutyl methyl ketone (4-methylpentan-2-one) int
o the nebulizer. A preconcentration factor of 40-130, equivalent to 3-
12 ml of sample, was achieved by using a time-based technique. The det
ection limit obtained (3sigma) ranged between 0.3 and 1.3 ng ml-1 and
the relative standard deviation from 1.3 to 2.4% for a sample volume o
f 12 and 3 ml, respectively. The results obtained for the determinatio
n of cadmium in reference materials testify to the applicability of th
e proposed procedure to the analysis of biological materials.