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Determination of lead in a minute blood sample by the spectrophotometric method

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The mono-colour dithizone method for the determination of small amounts of lead in blood (5 ml samples) has been improved to a certain extent and adapted for smaller blood samples (2 ml). Blood is mineralized by wet oxidation with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The lead content is determined spectrophotometrically as Pb dithizonate after extraction with dithizone from the mineralized solution. The modified method has several advantages over the original one: (a) the sensitivity of the method is increased; (b) the amount of the blood necessary for the analysis is smaller; (c) the time needed for the lead determination is shorter. The results show that the modified method is accurate and reliable enough to meet the requirements of practical toxicology.

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Die für die Bestimmung kleiner Bleimengen in Blut mit Dithizon entwickelte Methode wurde verbessert und für sehr kleine Blutmengen modifiziert. Das organische Material wird mit Salpetersäure und Wasserstoffperoxid zerstört. Der Bleigehalt wird nach Extraktion aus der mineralisierten Lösung als Bleidithizonat spektrophotometrisch bestimmt.

Gegenüber der ursprünglichen Methode ergaben sich einige Vorteile: a) die Empfindlichkeit der Methode wurde gesteigert; b) die für eine Analyse erforderliche Blutmenge ist geringer; c) die Dauer einer Bleibestimmung ist kürzer. Die Resultate zeigen, daß die modifizierte Methode für die Ansprüche der praktischen Toxikologie genügend genau und verläßlich ist.

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Voloder, K., Ivičić, N. & Švigir, B. Determination of lead in a minute blood sample by the spectrophotometric method. Mikrochim Acta 59, 341–347 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01219633

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