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Solvent stir bar microextraction technique with three-hollow fiber configuration for trace determination of nitrite in river water samples

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In this work, trace determination of nitrite in river water samples was studied using solvent stir bar microextraction system with three-hollow fiber configuration (3HF-SSBME) as a preconcentration step prior to UV–Vis spectrophotometry. The obtained results showed that the increase in the number of solvent bars can improve the extraction performance by increasing the contact area between acceptor and sample solutions. The extraction process relies on the well-known oxidation–reduction reaction of nitrite with iodide excess in acidic donor phase to form triiodide, and then its extraction into organic acceptor phase using a cationic surfactant. Various extraction parameters affecting the method were optimized and examined in detail. Detection limit of 1.6 μg L−1 and preconcentration factor of 282 can be attained after an extraction time of 8 min under the optimum conditions of this technique. The proposed method showed a linear response up to 1000 μg L−1 (r2 = 0.996) with relative standard deviation values less than 4.0%. The accuracy of the developed method was assessed using the Griess technique. Finally, the proposed method was successfully employed for quantification of nitrite in river water samples (Ghezelozan, Zanjan, Iran).

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This research was financially supported by University of Zanjan Research Council, University of Guilan, and University of Guilan, University Campus 2, Rasht, Iran.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, University Campus 2, Rasht, Iran

    Hamid Badiee & Mohammad Ali Zanjanchi

  2. Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, 45371-38791, Iran

    Hamid Badiee, Abbasali Zamani & Armin Fashi

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, 41335-1914, Iran

    Mohammad Ali Zanjanchi

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Badiee, H., Zanjanchi, M.A., Zamani, A. et al. Solvent stir bar microextraction technique with three-hollow fiber configuration for trace determination of nitrite in river water samples. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 32967–32976 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06336-y

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