Determination of mercury in hair by square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry at a rotating gold disk electrode after microwave digestion |
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Authors: | Gaston A East Epitácio P Marinho |
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Institution: | (1) Instituto de Química, Universidade de Brasília, 70.910-900 Brasília, DF, Brasil |
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Abstract: | A simple and reliable method for the determination of mercury in hair on a rotating gold disk electrode using subtractive
anodic stripping voltammetry without removal of oxygen is reported. Voltammetric and microwave parameters were optimized to
obtain the best analytical results. Parameters such as supporting electrolyte concentration, influence of chloride in the
Hg peak, deposition potential, scan rate, accumulation time, rotation rate, square-wave amplitude, and electrode conditioning
were studied. Pressurized microwave-assisted digestion of hair, suitable for the accurate voltammetric determination of Hg,
was evaluated using six acid mixtures and several time-power programs. Under the optimized conditions, no interference by
copper, cadmium, lead, nickel, manganese, iron, or zinc was found at concentrations corresponding to their occurrence in normal
hair. A calibration plot between 6,67 and 46,69 μg/L was linear, with r
2 better than 0.999. The detection limit for a deposition time of 60 s at 25g, was calculated as 1.92 nM (3σ). Validation of the method was demonstrated with the use of a certified reference sample of hair. Eight real samples
of hair (four unexposed children and four exposed persons) were also analyzed. |
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Keywords: | Mercury determination hair analysis microwave digestion anodic stripping voltammetry rotating gold electrode |
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