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 3

Tolerance limit of foreign species (in binary mixtures) on sorption of metal ions (column parameter: 100 mL of solution; 10 μg/L metal ions; 0.5 g resin).

Foreign speciesTolerance ratio foreign species (μg/L)/metal ion (μg/L)
Cu(II)Ni(II)Fe(III)Zn(II)Cr(III)Cd(II)Pb(II)

Na+ (NaCl)2.46 × 1063.51 × 1061.84 × 1061.99 × 1061.67 × 1061.77 × 1061.68 × 106
K+ (KCl)1.98 × 1063.12 × 1064.02 × 1061.55 × 1061.98 × 1061.82 × 1060.97 × 106
(NH4Cl)1.09 × 1062.31 × 1063.68 × 1061.38 × 1061.66 × 1061.65 × 1061.02 × 106
Cl (NaCl)2.98 × 1063.98 × 1064.77 × 1061.79 × 1061.51 × 1067.19 × 1061.75 × 106
(Na2SO4)3.78 × 1063.94 × 1064.02 × 1064.12 × 1067.89 × 1068.14 × 1063.75 × 106
(NaNO3)3.9 × 1063.47 × 1063.88 × 1064.17 × 1068.13 × 1061.5 × 1064.12 × 106
(Na3PO4)6.8 × 1056.72 × 1057.75 × 1054.43 × 1056.76 × 1052.62 × 1054.68 × 105
(Na2CO3)2.47 × 1062.43 × 1062.83 × 1061.39 × 1067.41 × 1061.35 × 1062.12 × 106
Citrate (sodium citrate)1.34 × 1042.49 × 1043.53 × 1042.12 × 1049.52 × 1042.17 × 1042.71 × 104
Tartrate (NaKtartrate)1.98 × 1036.99 × 1038.81 × 1033.17 × 1036.41 × 1033.65 × 1036.23 × 103
Oxalate (Na2C2O4)1.51 × 1037.14 × 1038.62 × 1031.85 × 1034.12 × 1036.17 × 1031.98 × 103
Fulvic acid18773531522930
Humic acid331347487834568
CH3COO (CH3COONa)2.17 × 1057.23 × 1058.12 × 1053.43 × 1052.78 × 1051.47 × 1053.12 × 105
Ca2+ (CaCl2)4.53 × 1056.98 × 1054.22 × 1054.52 × 1056.23 × 1052.13 × 1053.98 × 105
Mg2+ (MgCl2)4.02 × 1057.75 × 1056.23 × 1054.98 × 1055.14 × 1051.35 × 1055.17 × 105