The determination of caesium and silver in soil and fungal fruiting bodies by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

• Published in: Analytica chimica acta Vol. 327; no. 1; pp. 53 - 60
• Main Authors: Anderson, Peter, Davidson, Christine M., Littlejohn, David, Ure, Allan M., Shand, Charles A., Cheshire, Martin V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 20.06.1996; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Caesium; Chemistry; Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry; Exact sciences and technology; Fungi; Silver; Soils; Spectrometric and optical methods; Fungi; Silver; Soils; Caesium; Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry; Trace analysis; Chemical analysis; Microwave; Cesium; Sample preparation; Detection limit; Acid digestion; Reference material; Thermoelectric atomization; Environment; Sampling; Thallophyta; Atomic absorption spectrometry

Methods have been developed for the determination of caesium and silver in soil and fungal samples by microwave-assisted aqua regia digestion, followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The procedure was found to be repeatable (for soil, RSD < 5%, n = 3, at caesium and silver conc...