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It is well known that in the analysis of low temperature vaporized metal elements such as cadmium and lead, a high ashing temperature causes a loss of the target atoms at the ashing stage, while low ashing temperature causes incomplete decomposition of organic components in the sampie. In order to solve these problems, the effect of oxygen addition on determination of cadmium and lead in blood and foods was studied. Oxygen was introduced into the atmosphere in the graphite furnace at the beginning of ashing stage for 20 seconds at 0.5 1/min. Relation between ashing temperature and sensitivity was examined, and the oxygen addition minimized signal depression by the sampie matrix. It can be concluded that the addition of oxygen at the ashing stage not only reduces the background absorption, but also suppress the volatilization of target atoms at the ashing stage by the formation of their oxides.
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Tuk-Yee, W., Nakatani, M., Maeda, T. (1991). The Effect of Oxygen Addition on the Determination of Cadmium and Lead in Blood and Foods by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. In: Lee, H.K. (eds) Fourth Symposium on our Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2664-9_3
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