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A potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA) method has been developed and checked for the fast and reliable determination of antimony in vegetation samples of Cistus ladanifer from a mining area in Badajoz, Southwest Spain. The method, modified from previous PSA methods for Sb in environmental samples, is based on dry ashing of the homogenized leaves, dissolution in hydrochloric acid, and PSA analysis on a mercury film plated on to a glassy carbon disk electrode. The influence of experimental variables such as the deposition potential, the deposition time, the signal stability and the calibration parameters, has been investigated. The method has been compared with an independent technique (instrumental neutron activation analysis) by analysis of standards and reference materials and comparison of the results. As a result of automation of the PSA equipment, the proposed method enables unattended analysis of 20 digested samples in a total time of 2 h, thus providing a useful tool for Sb monitoring of a large number of samples.
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Received: 13 December 2000 / 14 February 2001 / Accepted: 26 February 2001
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Toro Gordillo, M., Pinilla Gil, E., Rodríguez González, M. et al. Potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA) for monitoring of antimony in samples of vegetation from a mining area. Fresenius J Anal Chem 370, 434–437 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160100809
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160100809