An environmental chemist working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was directed to collect razor clams from a heavily-contaminated river superfund site and analyze them for their Cd+ content using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS). The chemist dried the clams at 95 "C overnight and ground them in a scientific blender, resulting in approximately 50 g of homogenized dry weight. A representative 91.79 mg sample was taken from the approximately 50 g of dry material and dissolved in 100.0 ml. of 0.1 M HCI to create a sample solution. Using the method of standard additions, the chemist prepared five standard solutions in 100.0 ml. volumetric flasks, cach containing 5.00 ml. aliquots of the sample solution. Varying amounts of a 85.0 ppb (ug/L.) Cd standard were added to cach of the flasks, which were then brought to volume with D.I M HCL The Cd content of the solutions was then analyzed using GFAAS, resulting in the absorbance data given in the table. Ca Standard Volume Sample Volume (mL) Absorbance (mL)
An environmental chemist working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was directed to collect razor clams from a heavily-contaminated river superfund site and analyze them for their Cd+ content using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS). The chemist dried the clams at 95 "C overnight and ground them in a scientific blender, resulting in approximately 50 g of homogenized dry weight. A representative 91.79 mg sample was taken from the approximately 50 g of dry material and dissolved in 100.0 ml. of 0.1 M HCI to create a sample solution. Using the method of standard additions, the chemist prepared five standard solutions in 100.0 ml. volumetric flasks, cach containing 5.00 ml. aliquots of the sample solution. Varying amounts of a 85.0 ppb (ug/L.) Cd standard were added to cach of the flasks, which were then brought to volume with D.I M HCL The Cd content of the solutions was then analyzed using GFAAS, resulting in the absorbance data given in the table. Ca Standard Volume Sample Volume (mL) Absorbance (mL)
Chapter27: Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy
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