System Optimization for the Automatic Simultaneous Determination of Arsenic, Selenium, and Antimony, Using Hydride Generation Introduction to an Inductively Coupled Plasma

Author: Pyen Grace S.   Long Stephen   Browner Richard F.  

Publisher: Society for Applied Spectroscopy

ISSN: 0003-7028

Source: Applied Spectroscopy, Vol.40, Iss.2, 1986-02, pp. : 246-251

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Abstract

A fixed-size simplex has been used to determine the optimum conditions for the simultaneous determination of arsenic, selenium, and antimony by hydride generation and inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry. The variables selected for the simplex were carrier gas flow rate, rf power, viewing height, and reagent conditions. The detection limit for selenium was comparable to the preoptimized case, but there were twofold and fourfold improvements in the detection limits for arsenic and antimony, respectively. Precision of the technique was assessed with the use of artificially prepared water samples.

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