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A sensitive voltammetric method is presented for the determination of trace amounts of total chromium (Cr(III) and Cr(VI)) in natural waters, employing the square wave mode. The method is based on the preconcentration of the Cr(III)-TTHA complex by adsorption at the HMDE at the potential of −1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The adsorbed complex is then reduced producing a response with a peak potential of −1.29 V and the peak height of the Cr(III) reduction is measured. The catalytic action of the nitrate ions on the Cr(III)-TTHA reduction has been elucidated using cyclic voltammetry. The adsorption of chromium complexes at the HMDE was investigated using out-of-phase a.c. voltammetry and the potential range of adsorption was determined.
Based on these investigations optimal conditions for the determination of the total chromium concentration in the range 155–2000 ng 1−1 have been established. The determination limit is 15 ng 1−1 and the RSD is 3.5% for chromium concentrations ≥ 200 ng 1−1.
The usefulness and wide scope of this method for reliable and highly sensitive chromium analysis down to the ultra trace levels existing in various types of natural waters is demonstrated by determinations of the total chromium content in lake, sea and rain water.
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Paneli, M., Voulgaropoulos, A.V. & Kalcher, K. The catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of chromium with TTHA and nitrate. Mikrochim Acta 110, 205–215 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01245105
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