Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 16, 2025

Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in a Wide Range of Food Matrices using Hydride Generation - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.
Published on: September 1, 2017
Heavy metals analysis in chalk sticks based on ICP-AES and their associated health risk
Yuexia Zhang1, Shanshan Ge1, Zhenhua Yang2
1Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Wucheng Road 92#, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the contents of 12 metals in obtainable chalk sticks and assess their associated health risk. Chalk stick samples from 16 factories were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The results showed that 12 metals were detectable in white and colored chalks. The contents of Al, Fe, and Mg were in the range of 646.2-3909 μg/g, 408.8-2075.1 μg/g, and 125-6825.7 μg/g, respectively. Additionally, the levels of Cu, Pb, Mn, and Cr were ranked in the order of Cu>Cr>Pb>Mn, while the maximum levels of As, Ni, Cd, and Sn in all samples (9.90, 10.14, 7.27, and 6.08 μg/g, respectively) were relatively lower than those of other metals. Furthermore, the cumulative hazard index (HI) values of all metals and carcinogenic risk (CR) of As (1.12E-4), Ni (1.39E-4), and Cr (1.15E-4) for children were also higher than the threshold value (1.0E-6 to 1.0E-4), suggesting that chalk dust particles may exert adverse effects on children.
Related Concept Videos
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS): Interferences
The Periodic Table and Organismal Elements
Periodic Table Provides Information...
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy: Lab
Solutions containing organic solvents, such as low-molecular-mass alcohols, esters, or ketones, enhance absorbances by increasing...
Qualitative Analysis
For instance, group IV...
Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry (ICP–MS): Overview

