COMPARISON OF MODIFIERS FOR MERCURY SPECIATION IN WATER BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY
Diethyldithiocarbamate and 2-mercaptoethanol modifiers were compared for the preconcentration of mercury species in water by C-18 solid phase extraction (SPE). The recovery values of mercury species were determined by high performance liquid chromatography-atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The eluent type, pH, chloride ion concentration, humic acid concentration, and storage time were evaluated to compare the preconcentration efficiency. L-cysteine was employed to elute the mercury compounds. Less eluent was needed for 2-mercaptoethanol modified SPE than for diethyldithiocarbamate modified SPE at an L-cysteine concentration of 0.12%. Diethyldithiocarbamate modified SPE could be used over a wider pH range and higher humic acid concentrations, whereas 2-mercaptoethanol modified SPE was less affected by the chloride concentration. Both modified SPE systems stored mercury species for 5 days, but diethyldithiocarbamate modified SPE could be stored longer. Diethyldithiocarbamate SPE provided limits of detections of 3.5, 2.5, and 4 ng.L-1 and average recoveries of 90.78 +/- 3.37%, 96.79 +/- 5.12%, and 84.88 +/- 5.37% for mercury(II), methylmercury, and ethylmercury, respectively. The relative standard deviation was less 6.5%. For 2-mercaptoethanol modified SPE, the limits of detection were 1.4, 1, and 1.6 ng.L-1 and the recoveries were of 87.66 +/- 8.45%, 86.70 +/- 2.61%, and 91.31 +/- 6.98% for mercury(II), methylmercury, and ethylmercury, respectively, with a relative standard deviation below 9.7%. Water should be characterized for its physical and chemical characteristics before mercury preconcentration to choose the most suitable method.
COMPARISON OF MODIFIERS FOR MERCURY SPECIATION IN WATER BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY.pdf（1315KB）
1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Hubei Univ, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Wuhan, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Xiong, Xiong; Qi, Xiaoting; Liu, Jiantong; Wang, Juan; Wu, Chenxi.COMPARISON OF MODIFIERS FOR MERCURY SPECIATION IN WATER BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY,ANALYTICAL LETTERS,2014,():
COMPARISON OF MODIFIERS FOR MERCURY SPECIATION IN WATER BY SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY.pdf
