Development of a Sensitive Method for Cadmium Determination in Fish Tissue and Drinking Water Samples by FAAS Using SQT In Situ Atom Trapping.

A sensitive and robust trap method was developed for the determination of cadmium (Cd) by using a slotted quartz tube. Using this method at a sample suction rate of 7.4 mL/min for 4.

Determination and speciation of methyl mercury and total mercury in fish tissue samples by gold-coated W-coil atom trap cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry.

A sensitive analytical technique was developed where gaseous mercury formed by sodium tetrahydroborate reduction is transported to and trapped on a resistively heated gold-coated Tungsten-coil atom trap for in situ preconcentration. This technique was applied successfully for determination and speciation of methyl mercury and total mercury in some fish tissue samples (liver, muscle and gill) obtained from Muğla province. The analytical parameters were optimized both for trap and no-trap studies.

Speciation and determination of inorganic selenium species in certain fish and food samples by gold-coated W-coil atom trap hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry.

A very sensitive, selective, rapid and easy gas-phase preconcentration based method is presented for the determination and speciation of inorganic selenium in chicken meat, poultry eggs, mullet fish (Mugil Cephalus) and sea bass fish (Dicentrarchus Labrax) samples. Gold-coated W-coil atom trap was used to increase the sensitivity of conventional HG-AAS. LOD and LOQ values were calculated to be 0.

A road map to assess critical materials content in boron industrial wastes using sustainable micro-X-ray fluorescence and total reflection X-ray fluorescence instrumentation.

Turkey is the leading country in the world in terms of boron production and sale. Increasing boron production goes along with an increasing generation of boron wastes. The pollution of the soil and the air around the waste piles, as well as the occupation of several square kilometers of ground, are major environmental problems.

Determination of Sulfur in Grape and Apricot Samples Using High-resolution Continuum Source Electrothermal Molecular Absorption Spectrometry.

The determination of sulfur in apricot and grape samples was performed by using high-resolution continuum source electrothermal molecular absorption spectrometry based on vaporization of the carbon monosulfide (CS) molecule. CS forms in the gas phase without the addition of any molecule-forming element, since graphite cuvette contains plenty of carbon as well as food samples. A mixture of 15 μg Pd + 10 μg Mg was used in solution as the chemical modifier.

Determination of mercury, cadmium, lead, zinc, selenium and iron by ICP-OES in mushroom samples from around thermal power plant in Muğla, Turkey.

Scleroderma verrucosum, Stropharia coronilla, Lactarius deterrimus, Chroogomphus rutilus, Russula delica, Laccaria laccata, Clitocybe odora var. alba, Lyophyllum decastes, Coprinus comatus, Helvella leucomelaena, Melanoleuca cognata, Melanoleuca cognata, Paxina acetabulum, Clitocybe vermicularis, Sarcosphaera crassa, Rhizopogon roseolu and Thelephora caryophyllea were collected from different localities in Muğla-Yatağan region of Turkey. Their trace metals concentrations were determined by ICPOES after microwave digestion.

Determination and interference studies of bismuth by tungsten trap hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry.

The determination of bismuth requires sufficiently sensitive procedures for detection at the microg L(-1) level or lower. W-coil was used for on-line trapping of volatile bismuth species using HGAAS (hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry); atom trapping using a W-coil consists of three steps. Initially BiH(3) gas is formed by hydride generation procedure.

Decolourization and removal of some organic compounds from olive mill wastewater by advanced oxidation processes and lime treatment.

Background: Olive mill wastewater (OMW) generated by the olive oil extracting industry is a major pollutant, because of its high organic load and phytotoxic and antibacterial phenolic compounds which resist biological degradation. Mediterranean countries are mostly affected by this serious environmental problem since they are responsible for 95% of the worldwide olive-oil production. There are many methods used for OMW treatment, such as adsorption, electro coagulation, electro-oxidation, biological degradation, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), chemical coagulation, flocculation, filtration, lagoons of evaporation and burning systems, etc.

Adsorption of Cd(II) ions from aqueous solutions using activated carbon prepared from olive stone by ZnCl2 activation.

This study is aimed to remove Cd(II) ions from aqueous solutions by adsorption. As adsorbent, activated carbon prepared from olive stone, an agricultural solid by-product was used. Different activating agent (ZnCl(2)) amounts and adsorbent particle size were studied to optimize adsorbent surface area.