title: Elimination of sulfate interferences in the chromatographic determination of o-phosphate using liquid-liquid extraction.
abstract: A liquid-liquid extraction procedure for the elimination of high levels of sulfate is described. The proposed method allows the ion-chromatographic determination of ppb concentrations of phosphate in the presence of a 20 000-fold excess of sulfate. The liquid anion exchange resin Amberlite LA-2 was selected to retain sulfate from the sample solution acidified by acetic acid as well as cation-exchange cartridges in the H-form. The detection limit for phosphate was 0.03 mg/L.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Halle-Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mattusch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wennrich