Slurry Sampling for Hg Determination in Sediments, Sewage Sludge and Coal Samples by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
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Um método simples e robusto para a determinação de Hg em amostras ambientais por espectrometria de absorção atômica com geração de vapor frio diretamente de suspensões ácidas é proposto. Após redução do tamanho das partículas da amostra para ≤ 50 μm em gral de ágata, dois procedimentos foram utilizados para a preparação das suspensões: com 6,7% v/v de ácido nítrico ou 10% v/v de água-régia mais 2% v/v de ácido fluorídrico. Dependendo da amostra, a concentração da amostra na suspensão variou de 3,3 a 23 mg mL. O vapor frio de Hg gerado diretamente das suspensões ácidas das amostras foi conduzido para o tubo T de quartzo, posicionado no lugar do atomizador do espectrômetro. Oito amostras ambientais de referência certificadas foram analisadas. Pelo uso da calibração convencional com padrões aquosos, excelentes resultados foram obtidos quando a água-régia mais o ácido fluorídrico foram utilizados nas suspensões. Amostras de sedimento e carvão de Santa Catarina, Brasil, também foram analisadas. O limite de detecção foi de 30 ng g. Simplicidade, baixo custo e alta eficiência são algumas qualidades do método proposto, mostrandose adequado para análises de rotina.
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