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A voltammetric stripping procedure is described for the determination of arsenic(V) in a mannitol-sulphuric acid medium. The arsenic is coprecipitated with copper and selenium and reduced to arsine at the hanging mercury drop electrode. Using an accumulation time of 240 s, the detection limit is 0.52 μg L–1, the determination limit is 0.9 μg L–1. The method has been applied to the determination of arsenic in water samples. By varying the composition of the supporting electrolyte it is possible to differentiate between arsenic(III) and arsenic(V). As both oxidation states have different toxicological characteristics, the ability to discriminate between both is an distinct advantage of the proposed method.
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Received: 25 October 1996 / Revised: 7 February 1997 / Accepted: 12 February 1997
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Henze, G., Wagner, W. & Sander, S. Speciation of arsenic(V) and arsenic(III) by cathodic stripping voltammetry in fresh water samples. Fresenius J Anal Chem 358, 741–744 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050501
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050501