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Quantification of Metal Leaching in Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography
Published on: January 17, 2020
Integrated luminometer for the determination of trace metals in seawater using fluorescence, phosphorescence and
P J Worsfold1, E P Achterberg, A R Bowie
1Department of Environmental Sciences, Plymouth Environmental Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL48AA, UK. pworsfold@plymouth.ac.uk
Abstract:
The paper describes an integrated luminometer able to perform fluorescence (FL), room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and chemiluminescence (CL) measurements on seawater samples. The technical details of the instrumentation are presented together with flow injection (FI) manifolds for the determination of cadmium and zinc (by FL), lead (RTP) and cobalt (CL). The analytical figures of merit are given for each manifold and results are presented for the determination of the four trace metals in seawater reference materials (NASS-5, SLEW-2) and Scheldt estuarine water samples.
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