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In situ ethylation of organolead, organotin and organomercury species by bromomagnesium tetraethylborate prior to GC-ICP-MS analysis

✍ Scribed by Hermogène Nsengimana; Ewa M. Cukrowska; Andrew Dinsmore; Emmanuel Tessier; David Amouroux


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
618 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
1615-9306

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Abstract

An analytical method for simultaneous in situ ethylation, of organolead, organotin and organomercury compounds in aqueous samples was developed using a new derivatisation agent, bromomagnesium tetraethylborate (BrMgEt~4~B). The determination of lead, tin and mercury compounds was done by species‐specific isotope dilution, derivatisation and GC–inductively coupled plasma MS (GC‐ICP‐MS) or by GC‐MS. The recovery and accuracy of the derivatisation were evaluated. The effect of pH and the relative quantity of derivatisation agent were studied.