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The use of Ir, W and Zr-coated graphite tubes, as permanent chemical modifiers, was studied for the determination of chromium in human scalp hair by ETAAS using the slurry sampling technique. The use of Mg(NO3)2 and Pd, as aqueous chemical modifiers, was also investigated and compared to the use of the permanent chemical modifiers. Scalp hair samples were pulverized using a Zr vibrational ball mill, (mean particle diameter of 0.8 μm) and suspended in ultrapure water. The lowest limit of detection, 44.5 μg kg–1,was achieved for the use of W-coated graphite tubes. The repeatability of the overall procedures (slurry preparation and ETAAS determination) were 15.7, 14.5 and 16.7% for W- and Zr-coated graphite tubes and Mg(NO3)2, respectively. The methods were applied to several reference materials, CRM 397 (human hair), DOLT-1 (dogfish liver) and DORM-1 (dogfish muscle), and the results obtained were in agreement to the certified values. Finally, the methods were applied to several human scalp hair samples from healthy adults.
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Received: 3 April 1997 / Revised: 12 May 1997 / Accepted: 15 May 1997
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Bermejo-Barrera, P., Moreda-Piñeiro, A., Moreda-Piñeiro, J. et al. Comparative study on the use of Ir, W and Zr-coated graphite tubes for the determination of chromium in slurries of human scalp hair by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Fresenius J Anal Chem 360, 712–716 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050787
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050787