Research Article

Analysis of Some Trace Metals in Fish Species after Preconcentration with Congo Red on Amberlite XAD-7 Resin by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Table 1

Effect of type and concentration of eluting agent on the recovery of analytes ().

Eluent conditionsRecovery (%)
Cu(II)Ni(II)Fe(III)Zn(II)Cr(III)Cd(II)Pb(II)

HCl (2.0 mol L−1)75.469.488.048.694.235.229.5
HClO4 (2.0 mol L−1)24.657.861.255.046.733.329.5
H2SO4 (2.0 mol L−1)68.799.528.564.237.839.862.5
HNO3 (1.0 mol L−1)93.490.189.688.786.987.585.8
HNO3 (2.0 mol L−1)97.594.393.294.691.592.891.7
HNO3 (3.0 mol L−1)100.2100.499.599.295.899.698.9

of eluent was 5 mL; all solutions were in acetone.