Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2000, 65, 1875-1887
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20001875
The Isotope-Dilution Determination of Platinum in Soil by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Ivan Trešl*, Oto Mestek and Miloslav Suchánek
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
Abstract
A method of the determination of trace amounts of platinum in soils has been developed and validated. Samples were ignited, spiked by 198Pt and decomposed by acid digestion (HF-HClO4, HCl-HNO3). Platinum was separated from the matrix by tellurium coprecipitation (recovery 55-87%) and its content was calculated by the (194Pt + 195Pt + 196Pt)/198Pt ratio measurement. In spite of the separation step (hafnium and tungsten recovery below 1%), residual spectral interference caused by HfO+ ions was observed. This interference as well as that of 198Hg were removed by mathematical correction. Accuracy of the method was confirmed by analysis of certified reference material and by the standard addition method. Detection limit of the method was 0.08 ng g-1 Pt. It was found out that the main component of the standard uncertainty of results was sampling uncertainty. Analysis of soil samples taken in the neighbourhood of Hřensko (Northern Bohemia) showed high platinum contents near the road with heavy traffic.
Keywords: Platinum; Isotope dilution; Mass spectrometry; Soil.
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