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Speciation of selenium (IV) in natural waters by solid phase spectrophotometry
M C Valencia1, E Arana Nicolas, L F Capitán-Vallvey
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Abstract:
A method for the speciation of selenium (IV) based on solid-phase spectrophotometry (SPS), has been developed. In acidic conditions selenium (IV) oxidizes potassium iodide and the I(3)(-) forms an ionic association with Rhodamine B (RB) which is fixed on a dextran type lipophilic gel. The gel phase absorbances at 590 and 800 nm are measured directly, and allows for the determination of selenium (IV) in the range of 0.7-18.0 microg l(-1), with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 2.8%. The method has been applied to the determination of Se(IV) in natural waters.
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