Determination of barium in bottled drinking water by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Anal. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00032718808059894· OSTI ID:5996558

Fagioli, F; Locatelli, C; Lanciotti, E; Vallone, G; Mazzotta, D; Mugelli, A

In relation to the wide environmental spread of barium and to its cardiovascular effects, barium levels were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry in 60 different brands of bottled water marketed in Italy. Matrix interferences were investigated in order to evaluate the use of an analytical calibration function rather than the much more time consuming addition technique. The barium content ranged from limit of detection C/sub L/ (7.0 ..mu..g/1) up to 660 ..mu..g/1, the median value being 80 ..mu..g/l, while the recovery tests varied between 90 and 110% and the precision of the method (s/sub yx/) was 2.5%.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Ferrara (Italy)
• OSTI ID: 5996558
• Journal Information: Anal. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 21:11; ISSN ANALB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BARIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DATA
DRINKING WATER
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
METALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SPECTROSCOPY
TOXIC MATERIALS
TRACE AMOUNTS
WATER