title: [Determination of trace barium in mineral water with oxygen enriched air-acetylene flame in atomic absorption spectrometry].
abstract: In this paper, the determination of Ba using oxygen enriched air-acetylene flame in AAS has been studied and the effect of acetylene flow, oxygen flow and the ratio of O2/C2H2 on the absorbance have been compared. When the amount of oxygen is 52% in mixed gas and the ratio of O2/C2H2 is about 0.72, higher sensitivity for Ba can be obtained. In this flame acids and most of elements did not interfere. By adding 1,000 mg.L-1 K the interference can be minimized and the sensitivity for the determination of Ba can be increased. The sensitivity of the method is 0.16 mg.L-1/1%, the detection limit is 0.034 mg.L-1, and the relative standard deviation is 2.5%. The analytical results of the standard reference material (GBW08301 and GSD-6) by this method are consistent with the certified values, and it was proved that this method are reliable and is suitable for the determination of Ba in mineral water.
authors.affiliation: Chinese National Analytical Centre, Guangzhou 510070, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhi-rong
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hui-ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Hua-kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000114:Acetylene; D001464:Barium / Q000032:analysis*; D008900:Mineral Waters / Q000032:analysis*; D010100:Oxygen; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008900:Mineral Waters; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D001464:Barium; D000114:Acetylene; D010100:Oxygen