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Matrix Digestion of Soil and Sediment Samples for Extraction of Lead, Cadmium and Antimony and Their Direct Determination by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry and Atomic Emission Spectrometry

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An environmentally friendly and simple method has been developed for complete digestion of lead, cadmium and antimony from soil samples using a magnesium nitrate assisted dry ashing procedure. Statistical data for a series of experiments with standard reference materials are presented, and precision values are found to be comparable for inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and for inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. From a single digest solution all analytes are quantified without involving any pre-concentration routes. Inter-method comparison of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) shows that the probability of the results being different is less than 99%.

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  1. Central Physico Chemical Analytical Facilities Department Regional Research Laboratory, 751 013, Bhubaneswar, India

    Partha Chattopadhyay

  2. School of Environmental Sciences, Plymouth Environmental Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, PL 4 8AA, Plymouth, United Kingdom

    Andrew S. Fisher, Derek N. Henon & Steve J. Hill

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Chattopadhyay, P., Fisher, A., Henon, D. et al. Matrix Digestion of Soil and Sediment Samples for Extraction of Lead, Cadmium and Antimony and Their Direct Determination by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry and Atomic Emission Spectrometry. Microchim. Acta 144, 277–283 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-003-0113-2

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