Research Article

Bioaccumulation of Antimony and Arsenic in Vegetables and Health Risk Assessment in the Superlarge Antimony-Mining Area, China

Table 1

Instrumental and operative conditions of AFS-9700.

Instrument parameters SbAs

Photomultiplier voltage290 V300 V
Height of atomiser8 mm8 mm
Flow of carrier gas (Ar)300 mL min−1300 mL min−1
Lamp current70 mA50 mA
Flow of sheath gas (Ar)900 mL min−1900 mL min−1
Reading time12 s15 s
Delay time1 s1 s
Current carrying5% HCl5% HCl
Reaction liquid2% KBH4 + 0.5% NaOH2% KBH4 + 0.5% NaOH
Measure methodStandard curve methodStandard curve method
Reading methodPeak areaPeak area