title: Senio river ecosystem: characterization and distribution of inorganic species in water and sediments.
abstract: Analytical results are reported for the determination of inorganic species in water and sediments sampled in the Senio river ecosystem. The species determined are Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, Co, Cr, Ni, Fe, Mn, Hg, F-, Cl-, Br, NO3-, SO4-, Na+, K+, Ca++, Mg++, NH4+ in integrated water, and Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, Co, Cr, Ni, Fe, Mn, Hg in sediments. For all the elements, in addition to detection limits, precision and accuracy are given: the former, expressed as relative standard deviation (sr), and the latter, expressed as relative error (e), were good, being in all cases lower than 6%. Limitedly to Cu, Pb, Cd and Zn a critical comparison with voltammetric measurements is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry G Ciamician, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Melucci
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torsi
authors.forename: Clinio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Locatelli
mesh_terms: D017753:Ecosystem; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D007558:Italy; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000379:methods; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; D008670:Metals; D014131:Trace Elements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014867:Water