title: Evaluation of metal contents of household detergent samples from Turkey by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.
abstract: The concentrations of cadmium, copper, chromium, cobalt, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc in detergent samples from Kayseri, Turkey were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. HClO₄ (10 mL)/HNO₃ (10 mL) mixture was used for the digestion of household detergent samples. The correctness of the analytical procedures was checked with standard addition-recovery tests in different detergent samples for the investigated metal ions. The concentration ranges of the elements in the detergent samples were found as 17.2-60.1, 11.1-40.1, 2.5-32.3, 8.1-10.5, 7.2-21.6, 9.8-17.9, 1.7-3.8, 12.5-22.5, and 2.0-5.8 μg/g for iron, manganese, zinc, copper, lead, cobalt, cadmium, nickel, and chromium, respectively. The values found in this work were compared with some other studies around the world conducted on detergent samples.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department, Erciyes University, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey, msoylak@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soylak
authors.forename: Yunus Emre
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuzen
mesh_terms: D003902:Detergents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D008670:Metals