title: Determination of trace transition metals in environmental matrices by chelation ion chromatography.
abstract: Trace transition metals (Fe(3+), Mn, Cu, Cd, Co, Zn, Ni) in environmental samples were analyzed by chelation ion chromatography using a mixed bed ion-exchange column with pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDCA) and oxalic acid as eluent and large volume direct injection (1,000 μl). The two eluents, PDCA and oxalic acid, were tested, and repeatability and detection limits were compared. The total analysis time was ~15 min. The separation with PDCA was more successful than that obtained with acid oxalic. It was observed that utilizing PDCA resulted in lower detection limits, higher repeatability, and a quantitative detection of Cd and Mn, which coelute as a single peak when using the oxalic acid. At last, the PDCA calibration graphs resulted linear (r (2) > 0.999) in the range 0.4-1,000 μg/L. The procedure was applied to the analysis of metals in soils and in water samples. The results obtained from the analysis of natural waters have demonstrated that the method is simple and efficient, therefore, can be used for the determination of metals in natural waters using a continuous and automatic monitoring system.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi, di Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto, 8, 06123, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Sandro M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Murgia
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poletti
mesh_terms: D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals
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