Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of dissolved aluminum and boron in water by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry
Open-File Report
96-149
By: T.M. Struzeski, W.J. DeGiacomo, and E.J. Zayhowski
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Abstract
Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry is a sensitive, rapid, and accurate method for determining the dissolved concentration of aluminum and boron in water samples. The method detection limits are 5 micrograms per liter for aluminum and 4 micrograms per liter for boron. For aluminum, low-level (about 30 micrograms per liter) short-term precision (single-operator, seven days) is about 5 percent relative standard deviation and the low-level long-term precision (single-operator, nine months) is about 8 percent relative standard deviation. For boron, the low-level short-term precision is about 4 percent relative standard deviation, and the low-level long-term precision is about 5 percent relative standard deviation. Spike recoveries for aluminum ranged from 86 to 100 percent, and recoveries for boron ranged from 92 to 109 percent.
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Struzeski, T., DeGiacomo, W., and Zayhowski, E., 1996, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of dissolved aluminum and boron in water by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-149, vi, 17 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr96149.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of dissolved aluminum and boron in water by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 96-149 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr96149 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey : Information Services [distributor], |
| Contributing office(s) | National Water Quality Laboratory |
| Description | vi, 17 p. |