Iridium as Permanent Modifier in the Determination of Lead in Whole Boold and Urine by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

摘要

The behavior of Iridium as a thermally deposited permanent modifier for the determination of lead by GFAAS was studied. The iridium coating procedure was optimized using a two-level factorial design. Using the optimized coating procedure, up to 1100 firings were possible with the same coating without sensitivity losses. The system was used in the determination of lead in whole blood and urine. A mixture of 0.1% Triton X-100 and 0.2% nitric acid was used as diluent. Pyrolysis temperature was 800 deg C for both matrices. Spiked, low-level samples were used for calibration. Under these conditions, no significant difference was found in comparison to the results obtained using a validated conventional modification procedure employing phosphate as modifier. Also, good agreement between found and certified/reference values were observed in the analysis of certified and commercial quality control materials, respectively. Such agreement was observed even using a 1100 times fired Ir coated platform-graphite tube assembly.