title: Chelation ion chromatography as a method for trace elemental analysis in complex environmental and biological samples.
abstract: The development and evaluation of a new method for the determination of trace transition and rare-earth elements based on the combination of chelation and ion chromatography are described. The new method, chelation ion chromatography (Chelation IC), uses a chelating column to concentrate and separate transition and rare-earth elements from the common alkali and alkaline-earth metals, as well as other matrix components, prior to analysis by ion chromatography. The sample fraction from the chelating column contains only the concentrated analyte ions, thus eliminating interfering matrix components from complex matrices such as seawater and digested biological, botanical, and geological materials. This combination of chelation and ion chromatography provides a technique that makes possible the determination of trace elements in complex matrices that have proven to be difficult or impossible to analyze by ion chromatography or conventional atomic spectroscopy techniques.
authors.affiliation: Center for Analytical Chemistry, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siriraks
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kingston
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Riviello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002411:Cation Exchange Resins; D002417:Cattle; D002614:Chelating Agents; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000032:analysis; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002411:Cation Exchange Resins; D002614:Chelating Agents; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D014131:Trace Elements; C024997:Chelex 100