A method for determination of arsenic in urine by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry using hydrogen peroxide as the main digestion reagent to digest urine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4255.2017.11.010
- VernacularTitle:过氧化氢消解原子荧光法测定尿砷含量
- Author:
Xiaotian CHENG
1
;
Fengfeng ZHANG
;
Jun LI
Author Information
1. 山西省地方病防治研究所检验科
- Keywords:
Urine;
Arsenic poisoning;
Hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry;
Hydrogen peroxide;
Digestion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2017;36(11):824-827
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To establish a method for determination of arsenic in urine,using hydrogen peroxide as the main digestion reagent to digest urine,and using hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS) to determine arsenic (this method was referred to below),the feasibility of the application in the monitoring of endemic arsenic poisoning was discussed.Methods Temperature control instrument (60 holes) and supporting special calibration tube were used to digest urine.Digestion reagents was mainly hydrogen peroxide plus a small amount of nitric acid and sulfuric acid,HG-AFS was used to determinate.Based on standard curve to calculate linear relationship.Using this method to determinate detection limit,precision,accuracy and stability of samples,this method was compared with the national hygienic standard method (DDCAg method,WS/T 28-1996).Results The detection limit was 0.8 μg/L (1 ml of urine was tested),the correlation coefficient was larger than 0.999 5.Precision:3 samples were determined,the arsenic contents were (11.0 ± 0.6),(39.2 ± 1.0),(174.4 ± 3.8) μg/L and the relative standard deviations were 5.03％,2.59％ and 2.17％,respectively.Recovery rate:3 samples were determined for standard addition recovery test,the average recovery rate was 99.4％ and the recovery rate ranged between 94.0％-104.3％.Methods contrast:this method [(125.9 ± 61.6) μg/L] and DDCAg method [(121.3 ± 52.5) μg/L] were used to determinate 20 samples from endemic arsenic poisoning areas,respectively,the determination results of the two methods were not significantly different (t =1.22,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions This method is built successfully,it has good precision and accuracy,it needs small amount of sample and reagent,the amount of harmful gases generated is greatly reduced,and it is easy to operate and beneficial to operator's health.Therefore,it is a good method to determine arsenic in urine,and it can be applied in prevention of endemic arsenism.
