Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

, Volume 378, Issue 5, pp 1388–1391 | Cite as

Speciation analysis of mercury in water samples by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry after preconcentration with dithizone immobilized on microcrystalline naphthalene

  • Ali Mohammad Haji Shabani
  • Shayessteh Dadfarnia
  • Navid Nasirizadeh
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Abstract

Trace amounts of inorganic mercury (Hg2+) and methylmercury cations (MeHg2+) were adsorbed quantitatively from acidic aqueous solution onto a column packed with immobilized dithizone on microcrystalline naphthalene. The trapped mercury was eluted with 10 ml of 7 mol L−1 hydrochloric acid solution. The Hg2+ was then directly reduced with tin (II) chloride, and volatilized mercury was determined by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS). Total mercury (Hgt) was determined after decomposition of MeHg+ into Hg2+. Hg2+ and MeHg+ cations were completely recovered from the water with a preconcentration factor of 200. The relative standard deviation obtained for eight replicate determinations at a concentration of 0.3 μg L−1 was 1.8%. The procedure was applied to analysis of water samples, and the accuracy was assessed via recovery experiment.

Keywords

Mercury Dithizone Microcrystalline naphthalene Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ali Mohammad Haji Shabani
    • 1
  • Shayessteh Dadfarnia
    • 1
  • Navid Nasirizadeh
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of ChemistryYazd UniversityYazdIran

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