Abstract
Electromembrane extraction technique combined with microvolume UV-Vis spectrophotometric detection was proposed for the preconcentration-determination of mercury in water and fish samples. The optimized conditions for preconcentration step were: the applied potential 70V, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate as the extractant in 1-octanol 2% v/v, extraction time 10min, stirring rate 700rpm, acceptor and donor solutions pH 3 and 7, respectively. The linear range was found to be 2.3-950.0μgL-1 and 40-9500μgkg-1 in water and fish samples, with corresponding detection limits of 0.7μgL-1 and 12μgkg-1, respectively. The method showed satisfactory repeatability and reproducibility (CV<6%). Methodological validation was performed by using cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy. The proposed method provided a rapid, sensitive and accurate method which is applicable for routine analysis of total mercury contents in water and fish samples.
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