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Hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometric determination of ultratraces of selenium and tellurium in cow milk

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 481; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0003-2670(03)00085-0

1873-4324

Patricia Cava‐Montesinos, M. Luisa Cervera, Agustı́n Pastor, Miguel de la Guárdia,

Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

A sensitive procedure has been developed for selenium and tellurium determination in milk by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS) after microwave-assisted sample digestion. The method provides sensitivity values of 1591 and 997 fluorescence units ng−1 ml−1 with detection limits of 0.005 and 0.015 ng ml−1 for Se and Te, respectively. The application of the developed methodology to the analysis of cow milk samples of the Spanish market evidenced the presence of concentration ranges from 11.1 to 26.0 ng ml−1 for Se, and from 1.04 to 9.7 ng ml−1 for Te having found a good comparability with data obtained after dry-ashing of samples.