Preconcentration method for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric analysis for heavy metals in Antarctic snow at sub ng kg−1 levels

Suttie, E.D.; Wolff, Eric W.. 1992 Preconcentration method for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric analysis for heavy metals in Antarctic snow at sub ng kg−1 levels. Analytica Chimica Acta, 258 (2). 229-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2670(92)85096-O

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Abstract/Summary

An improved technique for concentrating heavy metals onto the surface of tungsten wires, prior to analysis by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry, is reported. Ultraclean methods and materials, described here, have enabled improvements in detection limits to be realised. With the new procedure, detection limits of 0.01 ng Cd kg−1, 0.47 ng Cu kg−1, 0.22 ng Pb kg−1 and 0.24 ng Zn kg−1 are obtained. These are low enough to allow analysis of ancient and modern. Antarctic snow, except perhaps for cadmium. A comparison with samples injected directly into the graphite furnace shows good agreement, confirming that the method is suitable for the simple polar snow matrix.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2670(92)85096-O
ISSN:	00032670
NORA Subject Terms:	Glaciology Chemistry
Date made live:	23 Jan 2018 13:01 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/519065

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