Abstract
A novel analysis system based on a low power atmospheric pressure pulsed direct current (Pdc) microplasma is described for the determination of ultra-trace mercury in natural water by cold vapor generation atomic emission spectrometry (CV-AES). The plasma was generated with a miniaturized home-built high-voltage Pdc power supply which decreased the volume and weight of the whole experiment setup. The CV-Pdc-AES system is based on the preconcentration of mercury vapor on a gold filament trapping micro-column prior to detection that provides fast, reproducible absorption and desorption of mercury. The micro-column is produced by winding 30μm diameter 100m long gold filament to a small ball and then insert it into a quartz tube of 6mm i.d, 8mm o.d. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the new system provides high sensitivity (detection limit: 0.08pgmL−1) and good reproducibility (RSD 3.0%, [Hg]=20pgmL−1, n=11). The calibration curve is linear at levels near the detection limit up to at least 200pgmL−1 and the accuracy is on the order of 1–4%. The proposed method was applied to 5 real water samples for mercury ultra-trace analysis. The advantages and features of the newly developed system include high sensitivity, simple structure, low cost, and compact volume with field portable potential.
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