ESTIMATION OF ARSENIC IN SOIL SAMPLES

A method for the on-site estimation of arsenic (As) contamination in soil by solid-phase
extraction with a resin based on molecular recognition technology (SPE-MRT) and
anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) using a gold film microelectrode was developed.
Optimized pretreatments were carried out as follows: 1 g of soil sample was taken and
put into polypropylene test tube containing 33 mL 1 M hydrochloric acid solution, which
was heated at 70 degree Celsius for 5 min using graphite block hot plate. As in the
sample was extracted by shaking for 1 min using an automatic mini-shaker system. The
extract was finally filtered through a 0.45 μm disk PTFE membrane filter. The extracted
arsenic was electrodeposited on the gold film carbon microelectrode at -400 mV vs. Ag /
AgCl for 1 min and the deposits were stripped at a rate of 5 mV / s to 580 mV vs. Ag /
AgCl by using AnaLig ® TE-3, Cu in soil extract was removed with 1 M hydrochloric
acid for the determination of As. The method can eliminate Cu interference. The
detection limit was 0.5 μg / L in soil extract. The results of voltammograms for As in the
extracts from real soil samples were the same level as these obtained by a cross-check
method using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP -MS).

A method for the on-site estimation of arsenic (As) contamination in soil by solid-phase
extraction with a resin based on molecular recognition technology (SPE-MRT) and
anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) using a gold film microelectrode was developed.
Optimized pretreatments were carried out as follows: 1 g of soil sample was taken and
put into polypropylene test tube containing 33 mL 1 M hydrochloric acid solution, which
was heated at 70 degree Celsius for 5 min using graphite block hot plate. As in the
sample was extracted by shaking for 1 min using an automatic mini-shaker system. The
extract was finally filtered through a 0.45μm disk PTFE membrane filter. The extracted
arsenic was electrodeposited on the gold film carbon microelectrode at -400 mV vs.
Ag/AgCl for 1 min and the deposits were stripped at a rate of 5 mV/s to 580 mV vs.
Ag/AgCl by using AnaLig^[○!R] TE-3, Cu in soil extract was removed with 1 M
hydrochloric acid for the determination of As. The method can eliminate Cu interference.
The detection limit was 0.5μg/L in soil extract. The results of voltammograms for As in
the extracts from real soil samples were the same level as these obtained by a cross-check
method using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). A method for the
on-site estimation of arsenic (As) contamination in soil by solid-phase extraction with a
resin based on molecular recognition technology (SPE-MRT) and anodic stripping
voltammetry (ASV) using a gold film microelectrode was developed. Optimized
pretreatments were carried out as follows: 1 g of soil sample was taken and put into
polypropylene test tube containing 33 mL 1 M hydrochloric acid solution, which was
heated at 70 degree Celsius for 5 min using graphite block hot plate. As in the sample
was extracted by shaking for 1 min using an automatic mini-shaker system. The extract
was finally filtered through a 0.45μm disk PTFE membrane filter. The extracted arsenic
was electrodeposited on the gold film carbon microelectrode at -400 mV vs. Ag / AgCl
for 1 min and the deposits were stripped at a rate of 5 mV / s to 580 mV vs. Ag / AgCl by
using AnaLig ^ [○! R] TE-3, Cu in soil extract was removed with 1 M hydrochloric acid
for the determination of As. The method can eliminate Cu interference. The detection
limit was 0.5μg / L in soil extract. The results of voltammograms for As in the extracts
from real soil samples were the same level as these obtained by a cross-check method
using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS).