Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Determination of Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn, and TI Traces in Seawater Following Flotation Separation

ABSTRACT A fast method for separation of Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn, and T1 from seawater before their determination by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) is described. The ability of Co(III) hexamethylenedithiocarba-mate, Co(HMDTC)3, as a flotation collector for metals from seawater was investigated. The influence of pH of the media, as one of the crucial parameters for effective flotation, as well as mass of cobalt as one of the constituents of a chelatometric collector was optimized. The used mode of atomization flame (FAAS) or electrothermal (ETAAS) depends on the concentration level of analyte present in the seawater sample investigated. The AAS method following flotation was compared with the method of inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The limit of detection (LOD) of each analyte obtained by FAAS or ETAAS is determined: flotation/ETAAS for Cd is 0.010 µg/L, for Cu 0.034 μg/L, for Ni 0.305 µg/L, for Pb 0.290 µg/L, and for Tl 0.032 µg/L, whereas flotation/FAAS for Fe is 0.890 µg/L and for Zn 0.994 mg/L.

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