HPLC was used to study the effectiveness of two different desferrioxamine (DFO) administration strategies (15 mg/kg DFO, 1 h or 44 h before dialysis) on generation of aluminoxamine and ferrioxamine in five hemodialysis patients. The percentage of ultrafilterable aluminum and iron in these patients was also investigated by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The administration of DFO ...

Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) is considered the most common and advanced technique to determine trace lithium in biological fluids. However, chloride existing in samples has been reported to create serious interferences. Nitric acid was verified as a chemical modifier to eliminate the interference of chloride in determining trace lithium in urine samples and the possible...

A fast, simple, and reliable method for determination of hexavalent chromium species in soil aqueous and alkaline extracts has been developed. The procedure is based on the ion-pair extraction of Cr(VI) with methyltrioctylammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) into xylene. The extract is analyzed by flame (FAAS) or electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). The method allows the detection ...

The development of a sequential injection analysis manifold for the colorimetric determination of lead in water samples is described The concentration of lead was assessed from its catalytic effect on the reaction of resazurine reduction caused by sulfide in an alkali medium. To that effect, the reaction zone was stopped at the detector, and the time interval required for the attainment of an a...

An efficient method for the determination of nanogram levels of zinc in waters (potable, irrigation, waste and sea waters) is described. Acidified water samples were analyzed by an accurately optimized time/temperature program for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The samples were previously treated with a matrix modifier consisting of 0.1% Mg(NO3)2 in 0.5 M HNO3 and injected throu...

Three toxic heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Hg) were analyzed in the newly found invasive species Canary Islands, Cronius ruber. Its high growth rate its widely varied diet are affecting marine ecosystem. The study was conducted using electrothermal vaporization atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS) cold-vapor spectrophotometry (CV-AAS). Significant differences terms of location sex specimens, with...