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Quantification of Metal Leaching in Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography
Published on: January 17, 2020
Stripping analysis of heavy metals in tap water using the bismuth film electrode
Núria Serrano1, José Manuel Díaz-Cruz, Cristina Ariño
1Departament de Química Analítica. Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. nuria.serrano@ub.edu
Abstract:
A commercially available screen-printed carbon electrode coated with an ex situ deposited bismuth film (BiSPCE) has been applied to the determination of Pb(II) and Zn(II) ions in tap water (Barcelona water distribution network) by means of stripping voltammetry (SV) and stripping chronopotentiometry (SCP). A good reproducibility of the measurements and a satisfactory agreement between SV and SCP data were observed for both heavy metal ions. Although, in principle, the procedure could be also suited to the determination of Cd(II), this species was not detected. The results were also consistent with the routine ICP-OES measurements of the water distribution company, thus confirming the potential usefulness of such BiSPCE disposable devices for the analysis of heavy metals in natural waters.
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