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A study was carried out on the direct determination of Cr and Mn in urine using simultaneous atomic absorption spectrometry (SIMAAS). The heating program conditions, the absorbance signal profiles, the influence of different chemical modifiers, and the urine sample volume delivery into the tube were optimized to perform the calibration with aqueous solutions. Among several chemical modifiers tested, the best recovery and repeatability results were obtained for 3 µg Mg(NO3)2. On using this modifier, the pyrolysis and atomization temperatures for simultaneous determination of Cr and Mn were 1300 °C and 2500 °C, respectively. Urine samples were diluted (1+1) with 2.0% (v/v) HNO3 + 0.05% (w/v) Triton X-100 prepared in high purity water. A 20-µL aliquot of analytical solution and 10 µL of chemical modifier solution were delivered to the graphite tube. The characteristic masses were 7.8 pg for Cr (RSD=4.0%) and 4.6 pg for Mn (RSD=2.6%). The limits of detection were 0.08 µg L–1 (n=20, 3s) for Cr and 0.16 µg L–1 (n=20, 3s) for Mn. Recovery studies for 1.0 or 2.5 µg L–1 of Cr and Mn added to different urine samples showed acceptable results for Cr (100%, RSD=14%) and Mn (88%, RSD=5.6%).
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Oliveira, .P., Oliveira, .E. Multielement electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry: A study on direct and simultaneous determination of chromium and manganese in urine. Fresenius J Anal Chem 371, 909–914 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160101060
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160101060