Unbiased Measurement of Phosphate and Phosphorus Speciation in Surface Waters.

Trace-level phosphate analysis and phosphorus speciation in surface water remained challenging due to adsorption and phosphate uptake by microorganisms. In this study a two-dimensional ion chromatography separation coupled to electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry (2D-IC-ESI-MS) allowed isotope dilution quantitation of phosphate with simultaneous analysis of 11 phosphate-containing metabolites and two inorganic condensed phosphates. Samples were collected from Lake St.

Ultra-trace level speciated isotope dilution measurement of Cr(VI) using ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in environmental waters.

The reliable analysis of highly toxic hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), at ultra-trace levels remains challenging, given its easy conversion to non-toxic trivalent chromium. This work demonstrates a novel analytical method to quantify Cr(VI) at low ngL(-1) concentration levels in environmental water samples by using speciated isotope dilution (SID) analysis and double-spiking with Cr(III) and Cr(VI) enriched for different isotopes. Ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) was used for the analysis of Cr(VI) as HCrO4(-) → CrO3(-).