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TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of silver in freshwaters sample preservation and pre-treatment studies
AU - Jones, K. C.
AU - Peterson, P. J.
AU - Davies, B. E.
PY - 1985/7/1
Y1 - 1985/7/1
N2 - Losses of Ag from solution by adsorption on to borosilicate glass and polyethylene sample containers are reported. In distilled water over 80% of a 1μgAgl-1 solution may be adsorbed within 11 days. Acidification to 0.3 M HNO3 satisfactorily preserved samples for this length of time and allowed direct analysis of Ag by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry or pre-concentration by solvent extraction. Filtration through 0.45 μm membranes may bias the dissolved versus suspended partitioning of Ag in freshwaters in favour of the latter, by adsorption of soluble Ag.
AB - Losses of Ag from solution by adsorption on to borosilicate glass and polyethylene sample containers are reported. In distilled water over 80% of a 1μgAgl-1 solution may be adsorbed within 11 days. Acidification to 0.3 M HNO3 satisfactorily preserved samples for this length of time and allowed direct analysis of Ag by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry or pre-concentration by solvent extraction. Filtration through 0.45 μm membranes may bias the dissolved versus suspended partitioning of Ag in freshwaters in favour of the latter, by adsorption of soluble Ag.
KW - freshwater
KW - pretreatment studies
KW - sample preservation
KW - Silver
U2 - 10.1080/03067318508077060
DO - 10.1080/03067318508077060
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:9744282201
VL - 20
SP - 247
EP - 254
JO - International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
JF - International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
SN - 0306-7319
IS - 3-4
ER -