Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check
The paper describes a modified and optimised conventional wet ashing method for the determination of antimony (Sb) in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles used for bottling sparkling and still water. The modified optimum conventional wet ashing method was applied as the digestion method to extra...
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| description | The paper describes a modified and optimised conventional wet ashing method for the determination of antimony (Sb) in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles used for bottling sparkling and still water. The modified optimum conventional wet ashing method was applied as the digestion method to extract Sb from PET bottles, and the extracted Sb analysed using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS), and in bottled water, Sb was analysed with hydride vapour generator atomic absorption spectrometry (HVG-AAS). Microwave digestion method was also used as described above for comparison. The concentrations of Sb obtained using modified optimum conventional wet ashing and microwave digestion protocols were from 169 ± 13 to 285 ± 17 ng g-1 and from 123 ± 0.5 to 249 ± 18 ngg~1, respectively. The average concentration of Sb in bottled water samples using the HVG-AAS was 0.183 ± 0.013 pgL~1, with a range of 0.012 ± 0.001 to 0.358 ± 0.006 pg L-1. Sb concentration increased marginally with longevity of storage, but still remained well below
the various guidelines for Sb levels in drinking water. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-12002022-06-27T13:49:06Z Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check Brandao, Jose Moyo, Mambo Okonkwo, Jonathan Bottled water, digestion, microwave, PET bottles, Sb, wet ashing The paper describes a modified and optimised conventional wet ashing method for the determination of antimony (Sb) in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles used for bottling sparkling and still water. The modified optimum conventional wet ashing method was applied as the digestion method to extract Sb from PET bottles, and the extracted Sb analysed using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS), and in bottled water, Sb was analysed with hydride vapour generator atomic absorption spectrometry (HVG-AAS). Microwave digestion method was also used as described above for comparison. The concentrations of Sb obtained using modified optimum conventional wet ashing and microwave digestion protocols were from 169 ± 13 to 285 ± 17 ng g-1 and from 123 ± 0.5 to 249 ± 18 ngg~1, respectively. The average concentration of Sb in bottled water samples using the HVG-AAS was 0.183 ± 0.013 pgL~1, with a range of 0.012 ± 0.001 to 0.358 ± 0.006 pg L-1. Sb concentration increased marginally with longevity of storage, but still remained well below the various guidelines for Sb levels in drinking water. 2016-05-04T13:03:09Z 2016-05-04T13:03:09Z 2014 Article http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1200 en Water Science & Technology: Water Supply;Vol.14,No.2 open fWA Publishing 2014 |
| spellingShingle | Bottled water, digestion, microwave, PET bottles, Sb, wet ashing Brandao, Jose Moyo, Mambo Okonkwo, Jonathan Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| title | Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| title_full | Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| title_fullStr | Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| title_short | Determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| title_sort | determination of antimony in bottled water and polyethylene terephthalate bottles: a routine laboratory quality check |
| topic | Bottled water, digestion, microwave, PET bottles, Sb, wet ashing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1200 |
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