scholarly journals Simplified ICP OES-Based Method for Determination of 12 Elements in Commercial Bottled Birch Saps: Validation and Bioaccessibility Study

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1256
Author(s):  
Maja Welna ◽  
Anna Szymczycha-Madeja ◽  
Pawel Pohl

Commercially bottled birch saps (BSs) were analyzed for several nutrient (Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, and Zn) and toxic (As, Cd, Ni, and Pb) elements using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES). The method was validated under the conditions of several sample preparation procedures, including a traditional digestion as well as alternative non-digestion schemes. It was found that the direct analysis of untreated BSs gives the best results, i.e., limits of detection at 0.02–5.8 ng mL−1, precision better than 5%, accuracy from 98.0% to 104.5% and determination of 12 elements in a short time (~1 min per sample). The multi-element analysis of nine commercially available bottled BSs showed that they contained mainly Mg and Ca, small quantities of Mn, Zn, Cu, and Fe, but are free from toxic elements such as As, Cd, Ni, and Pb. Additionally, the nutritional value of BSs was examined using in vitro gastro-intestinal digestion (GID) to determine the bioaccessible fraction of elements. Accordingly, bioaccessibility of nutritious ones (Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Zn) was <40%. Drinking daily 1 L of BSs covered <2.5% of recommended dietary intakes (RDIs) of the aforementioned elements. Only the bioaccessibility of Mn highly contributes to its RDI.

Author(s):  
Masoud Aghahoseini ◽  
Gholamhassan Azimi ◽  
M. K. Amini

Determination of traces of Cd, Co, Cu, Mn and Pb elements in zirconium and its alloys by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) suffers from severe spectral interferences...


2014 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 687-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M Bartos ◽  
Barton L Boggs ◽  
J Harold Falls ◽  
Sanford A Siegel

Abstract A two-part single-laboratory validation study was conducted for determination of the P and K content in commercial fertilizer materials by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP- OES). While several methods exist for determination of P and K in fertilizer products, the main focus of this study was on ICP-OES determination, which offers several unique advantages. Fertilizer samples with consensus P and K values from the Magruder and Association of Fertilizer and Phosphate Chemists (AFPC) check sample programs were selected for this study. Validation materials ranging from 4.4 to 52.4% P2O5 (1.7 to 22.7% P) and 3 to 62% K2O (2.5 to 51.5% K) were utilized. Because all P and K compounds contained in fertilizer materials are not "available" for plants to use, this study was conducted in two parts. Part A focused on ammonium citrate–disodium EDTA as the extraction solvent, as it estimates the pool of fertilizer P and K that is considered available to plants. Part B focused on hydrochloric acid as the digestion solvent, as it estimates the total P and K content of the fertilizer product. Selectivity studies indicated that this method can have a high bias for fertilizer products containing sources of phosphite or organic P compared to gravimetric or colorimetric methods that measure just orthophosphate. Provided the analytical challenges outlined in this study are addressed, this method offers the potential for a quick, accurate, and safe alternative for determining the P and K content of commercial inorganic fertilizer materials.


Author(s):  
Alexandra Schuh ◽  
Dirce Pozebon

This work deals with method validation for regulated metals (Cd, Pb, Ba, Sn, Cr and Cu) determination in infusion and transfusion medical devices. The investigated metals were extracted with water at (37 ± 1) °C followed by their determination in the extract by using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The validated method was applied in the analysis of infusion and transfusion devices commercialized in Brazil to verify compliance with current legislation, which establishes that the sum of Pb, Ba, Sn, Cr and Cu in the extract must not exceed 1 mg L-1 and that of Cd must not 0.1 mg L-1. Samples from five manufacturers of infusion and transfusion devices, produced in Brazil or imported, were analysed. The results of the analysis showed that all devices complied with the legislation, whereas the sum of Pb, Ba, Sn, Cr and Cu concentrations and that of Cd in the extract were lower than the maximum permissible; Cd was not detected in any sample extract and the sum of the other elements was < 0.14 mg L-1 in all extracts of the analysed samples.


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