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A field flow preconcentration technique involving a minicolumn containing Amberlite XAD-4 impregnated with the complexing agent 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol was used to preconcentrate lead from seawater. Elution of retained lead on the minicolumns was performed by a flow-injection-flame atomic absorption spectrometric system. Factorial designs have been used to optimise the field flow preconcentration system and the flow injection elution process. Factors such as sample pH, sample flow-rate, eluent concentration and volume (hydrochloric acid), elution flow-rate and minicolumn diameter were considered. The results suggest that the sample flow-rate and the eluent volume are statistically significant factors. The detection limit (3σ) of the procedure was 5 ng/L for a sample volume of 1000 mL. The precision (expressed as relative standard deviation) for eleven independent determinations reached values of 4.0–3.1% in lead solutions of 50–200 ng/L. This procedure has been successfully applied to the determination of lead in seawater from Galicia (Spain).
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Received February 27, 2002; accepted June 14, 2002
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Yebra, M., Rodríguez, L., Puig, L. et al. Application of a Field Flow Preconcentration System with a Minicolumn Packed with Amberlite XAD-4/1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol and a Flow Injection-Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometric System for Lead Determination in Sea Water . Microchim Acta 140, 219–225 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-002-0918-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-002-0918-4