Determination of Mercury in Sediments by Slurry Sampling Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
- Authors: Burylin M.Y.1, Romanovskiy K.A.2, Temerdashev Z.A.1, Galai E.F.1
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Affiliations:
- Department of Chemistry and High Technologies, Kuban State University
- Faculty of Agrochemistry and Plant Protection, Trubilin Kuban State Agrarian University
- Issue: Vol 74, No 12 (2019)
- Pages: 1184-1191
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1061-9348/article/view/183347
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061934819120037
- ID: 183347
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Abstract
The concentration of mercury in suspensions of sediments is determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS) using a novel chemical modifier (ChM) based on activated carbon treated by iron(II) formate. The efficiency of chemical modifiers based on activated carbon, also modified by Ag(I), Au(III), Pd(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) compounds is studied. The optimum conditions are found for the temperature and time program of the atomizer; they prevent mercury losses at the stage of drying sample suspensions and also exclude spectral interferences at the stage of atomization and measurement of the analytical signals. The minimum characteristic mass of mercury (52 pg) is reached using an iron-containing chemical modifier based on activated carbon. The conditions of ET-AAS analysis using this ChM are tested on certified reference materials of sediments and a sample selected near the sea port of Temryuk (Sea of Azov). The limit of detection found by the 3s-test was 0.05 mg/kg and the relative standard deviation was 5% at the concentration of mercury in the sample 149 mg/kg.
About the authors
M. Yu. Burylin
Department of Chemistry and High Technologies, Kuban State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: burylin@chem.kubsu.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnodar, 350040
K. A. Romanovskiy
Faculty of Agrochemistry and Plant Protection, Trubilin Kuban State Agrarian University
Email: burylin@chem.kubsu.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnodar, 350044
Z. A. Temerdashev
Department of Chemistry and High Technologies, Kuban State University
Email: burylin@chem.kubsu.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnodar, 350040
E. F. Galai
Department of Chemistry and High Technologies, Kuban State University
Email: burylin@chem.kubsu.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnodar, 350040