Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4431906 | Science of The Total Environment | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Arsenic speciation analysis was carried out in plants collected from arsenic contaminated area. Two plant species were chosen for the investigation: Reed Grass (Calamagrostis arundinacea) and Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina). To characterize arsenic species several different extraction procedures were applied including enzymatic extraction and extraction using surfactant solution (SDS). Two-step sequential extraction (water + SDS) that assures the highest extraction efficiency was applied to extract arsenic species from plant material. HPLC with anion-exchange column was used to separate extracted arsenic compounds and ICP-MS was applied for quantitative arsenic determination after species separation.
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Authors
Lukasz Jedynak, Joanna Kowalska, Joanna Harasimowicz, Jerzy Golimowski,