title: Speciation of iodate and iodide in seawater by non-suppressed ion chromatography with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
abstract: A non-suppressed ion chromatography (IC) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been developed for simultaneous determination of trace iodate and iodide in seawater. An anion-exchange column (G3154A/101, provided by Agilent) was used for the separation of iodate and iodide with an eluent containing 20mM NH(4)NO(3) at pH 5.6, which reduced the build-up of salts on the sampler and skimmer cones. The influences of competing ion (NO(3)(-)) in the eluent on the retention time and detection sensitivity were investigated to give reasonable resolution and detection limits. Linear plots were obtained in a concentration range of 5.0-500 microg/L and the detection limit was 1.5 microg/L for iodate and 2.0 microg/L for iodide. The proposed method was used to determinate iodate and iodide in seawaters without sample pre-treatment with exception of dilution.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
authors.forename: ZuLiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mallavarapu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Megharaj
authors.forename: Ravendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naidu