Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 18(10), 1093 (2002).

A Simple and Rapid in situ Preconcentration Method Using Solid-Phase Extraction for the Determination of Dissolved Manganese in Brackish Lake Water Samples
Minoru OKUMURA, Takahiro ANATE, Kaoru FUJINAGA, and Yasushi SEIKE
Department of Material Science, Interdisciplinary Faculty of Science and Engineering, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Japan
A simple and rapid in situ preconcentration method for the determination of dissolved manganese in environmental waters has been developed based on solid-phase extraction using a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge. Manganese in water samples, which was taken into a graduated syringe to easily perform the operation for collecting manganese at sampling sites, was converted into a stable complex with 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) at pH 10 immediately after sample collection. The formed Mn-PAR complex was collected by a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge, which was packed with C18-bonded silica. The complex was stable in the Sep-Pak C18 cartridge for at least one month. The retained complex was quantitatively eluted with 0.5 M hydrochloric acid. The manganese was determined by graphite-furnace AAS. The proposed method was successfully applicable to brackish lake water samples to investigate the behavior of dissolved manganese in brackish lakes.