An improved metal extraction procedure for the determination of trace metals in sea water by atomic absorption spectrometry with electrothermal atomization

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Abstract

A rapid carbamate extraction method with pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate and diethyldithiocarbamate is described for the simultaneous determination of Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn in sea water by atomic absorption spectrometry with a graphite atomizer. The metal—carbamate complexes are extracted from 500 ml of sea water into Freon TF and back-extracted into 10 ml of 0.3 M nitric acid. The method has considerable advantages over previously recommended extraction procedures. The metals are transferred to a solution in which their concentrations do not change with time, and which can be easily stored for transportation. The sensitivity is high enough for analysis of open ocean waters.

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