Adsorbent/chelating agent Method Element - LOD (µ g L−1 ) Eluent PF Ref. Amberlite XAD-4/salicylaldehyde benzoylhydrazone FAAS Cu(II) - 0.50, Ni(II) - 0.90, Co(II) - 0.70, Fe(III) - 0.40 10 mL 3 M HNO3 in acetone 240 [33 ] Amberlite XAD-16/p-aminobenzenesulfonic acid FAAS Cu(II) - 0.72, Ni(II) - 0.89, Zn(II) - 1.05, Co(II) - 0.98, Cr(III) - 1.17, Fe(III) - 0.69, Pb(II) – 1.91 3-5 mL 2 M HNO3 60-100 [34 ] Amberlite XAD-4/1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol FAAS Co(II) - 0.54, Ni(II) - 1.30, Mn(II) - 0.20, Zn(II) - 0.28, Pb(II) - 1.10, Cu(II) - 0.42 5 mL 2 M HClO4 for Cu(II), Ni(II); 5 mL 2 M HNO3 for Zn(II), Co(II); 2.5 mL 0.5 M H2 SO4 for Cd(II), Pb(II) and Mn(II) 160-400 [35 ] Chromosorb 106-TAR/4-(2-thiazolylazo) resorcinol ICP-MS Cu(II) - 0.012, Ni(II) - 0.0064 Pb(II) - 0.021, Zn(II) - 0.015 1 mL, 0.75 M HNO3 5 [36 ] Silica/NH2 ICP-MS Pb(II) - 0.699, Cd(II) - 0.123, Zn(II) - 0.24 3 mL, 3M HNO3 33.3 [37 ] Silica/N-(2-aminoethyl)-2,3-dihydboxybenzaldimine ICP-OES Cd(II) – 0.012, Cu(II) - 0.098 Ni(II) - 0.056, Pb(II) - 0.14 5 mL, 0.5 M HCl 100 [38 ] Silica/sodium diethyldithiocarbamate ICP-OES Co(II) – 0.198, Ni(II) – 0.201 5 m, 2 MHNO3 400 [39 ] GO Amberlite XAD-16/picolylamine ICP-OES Cu(II) – 0.048, Pb(II) – 1.43 5 mL, 2 МHCl 150 [40 ] Multiwall carbon nanotubes /silica ICP-OES As(V) – 0.67, Cd(II) – 0.45, Cu(II) - 0.11, Cr(III) – 0.91, V(V) – 0.55, Zn(II) – 0.27 0.6 mL, 2 МHCl 10 [41 ] SiO2 -PHMG-NNS ICP-OES Cu(II) - 0.75, Fe(III) - 0.82, Al(III) - 1.35, Ni(II) - 0.96, Zn(II) - 0.77, Pb(II) - 0.88 5 mL, 1 МHNO3 28-80 This work