The whole-blood lead levels of a group of motor mechanics in the Cape Peninsula were determined. Blood was analysed using a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer. The mean whole-blood lead levels of the motor mechanics and of urban controls were 28,4 micrograms/dl and 9,7 micrograms/dl respectively, and comparison of these with that of a group from an unpolluted rural area (3,4 microg...

acacia nilotica (thorn mimosa) is used locally for various medicinal purposes by traditionalists and herbalists in northeastern nigeria. plants products have been used since ancient times in the management of various conditions. the bark of a. nilotica has been reported to be used traditionally to manage diabetes, dysentery, leprosy, ulcers, cancers, tumor of the eye, ear and testicles, indurat...

The content of metal elements in plant tissues of 10-day wheat seedlings after seed pre-treatment and foliar treatment with non-ionic colloidal solution of metal nanoparticles (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn) was determined by an atomic absorption spectrometer. It was shown that metal nanoparticles due to their physical properties (nanoscale and uncharged state) were capable of penetrating rapidly into plant c...

dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique based on solidification of a floating organic drop (dllme-sfo) combined with flame atomic absorption spectrometry was developed for determination of thallium in water sample. an appropriate mixture of acetone and 1-undecanol was rapidly injected into an aqueous sample containing tlcl4- which forms an ion pair with brilliant green reagent and as...

a chelating resin of polystyrene divinylbenzene resin functionalized by 1-(2-pyridylazo) 2- naphtol (psdvb-pan) has been synthesized and its sorption properties have been investigated for preconcentration and determination of cadmium at μg/l level by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. the procedure is based on the sorption of cd(ii) ions on a minicolumn of synthesized chelating resin. the re...

A hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry method for arsenic determination in biological material was prepared. The samples were digested in muffle furnace at 550oC. The ash was dissolved in 4.5 N hydrochloric acid and the final solution was diluted in 10% hydrochloric acid. The arsenic was determined using a Perkin-Elmer atomic absorption spectrometer equipped with electrodeless disc...

This method was developed for the determination of trace amounts of aluminum(III) in dialysis concentrates using atomic absorption spectrometry after coprecipitation with lanthanum phosfate. The analytical parameters that influenced the quantitave coprecipitation of analyte including amount of lanthanum, amount of phosfate, pH and duration time were optimized. The % recoveries of the analyte io...

Dispersive Liquid-Liquid MicroExtraction technique based on Solidification of a Floating Organic drop (DLLME-SFO) combined with flame atomic absorption spectrometry was developed for determination of thallium in water sample. An appropriate mixture of acetone and 1-undecanol was rapidly injected into an aqueous sample containing TlCl4- which forms an ion pair with bril...

this study was conducted to determine the residues of mercury (hg), lead (pb), copper (cu) and cadmium (cd) in the imported tilapia fillets. thirty random samples from imported tilapia fillets were collected from different markets in isfahan city, central iran. they were analyzed using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer (perkin elmer 800) for pb, cu, cd and flow injection mercury s...

the concentration of selected trace metals (fe, cd, cu, pb, and zn) in 30surface sediments were measured using atomic absorption spectrometer to investigatethe spatial and seasonal variations of trace metals along kanyakumari coast, india. toassess the environmental risk of trace metals, enrichment factor, geo-accumulation index,pollution load index, and ecological risk index have been calculat...