Validation of an analytical method with modified acid purity and iron matrices to measure heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr and As) in fertilizers

 

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Autores: Elizondo Hidalgo, Fabricio, Pérez López, Esteban
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Descripción:Introduction: The frequent use of fertilizers in the Costa Rican agricultural sector causes environmental pollution; and heavy metals are among the main pollutants because of their high toxicity, strengthening the need for affordable and reliable local methods to assess pollution levels. Objective: To validate an adaptation of a method that uses modified acid purity and iron matrices to measure heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr and As) in fertilizers. Method: We tested four duplicate analyzes of a sample of known concentration with reactive grade acids and ultra-pure acids. For the iron interference test, we used eight replicates. We also did tests for bias, precision, detection limits, quantification limit, specificity, recovery, false positives and false negatives. Results: The new method proved satisfactory and its efficiency held by analytical performance parameters. Conclusions: The method is resistant to changes in acid purity, and tolerates matrices with iron concentrations under 5% m/m.  
País:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/3485
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/3485
Palabra clave:heavy metals
fertilizer
agrochemicals
validation
ICP
metales pesados
fertilizante
agroquímicos
validación