Flameless atomic absorption determination of bismuth in soils and rocks

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract

Recent advances in flameless atomic absorption allow determinations of bismuth in concentrations as small as 50 ppb in 0.2 g of rock or soil sample. The sample is fused with sodium bisulfate and the fusion product is leached with hot 2 M hydrochloric acid and treated with ammonium citrate, (ethylenedinitrilo) tetraacetic acid disodium salt, and finally with ammonium 1-pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate to form a complex which is extracted into methyl isobutyl ketone. Aliquots of the latter are pipetted into a graphite furnace and then subjected to an established and automated program of drying, charring, and atomizing. Recorded peak heights provide a measure of the amount of bismuth present.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Flameless atomic absorption determination of bismuth in soils and rocks
Series title Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
Volume 4
Issue 2
Year Published 1976
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Description 4 p.
First page 217
Last page 220
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