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Evaluation of a purge-and-trap injection system for capillary gas chromatography-microwave induced plasma-atomic emission spectrometry for the determination of volatile selenium compounds in water

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A method is presented for the selective determination of the volatile selenium species dimethylselenide and dimethyldiselenide, using a commercially available purge-and-trap injection system coupled to capillary gas chromatography-microwave induced plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. The efficiency of the purging step was evaluated and the parameters affecting the purge and trap processes were optimized. The method was applied to the determination of volatile selenium compounds in lake water. Relative detection limits of 2ng/l for dimethylselenide and dimethyldiselenide, corresponding to an absolute detection limit of 10 pg, were achieved.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen U.I.A., Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium

    María Beatriz de la Calle Guntiñas, Michiel Ceulemans, Claudia Witte, Ryszard Łobiński & Freddy C. Adams

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de la Calle Guntiñas, M.B., Ceulemans, M., Witte, C. et al. Evaluation of a purge-and-trap injection system for capillary gas chromatography-microwave induced plasma-atomic emission spectrometry for the determination of volatile selenium compounds in water. Mikrochim Acta 120, 73–82 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01244421

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