Evaluation of metal contents of household detergent samples from Turkey by flame atomic absorption spectrometry

  • Mustafa Soylak*
  • , Yunus Emre Unsal
  • , Mustafa Tuzen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The concentrations of cadmium, copper, chromium, cobalt, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc in detergent samples from Kayseri, Turkey were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. HClO4 (10 mL)/HNO3 (10 mL) mixture was used for the digestion of household detergent samples. The correctness of the analytical procedures was checked with standard addition-recovery tests in different detergent samples for the investigated metal ions. The concentration ranges of the elements in the detergent samples were found as 17.2-60.1, 11.1-40.1, 2.5-32.3, 8.1-10.5, 7.2-21.6, 9.8-17.9, 1.7-3.8, 12.5-22.5, and 2.0-5.8 μg/g for iron, manganese, zinc, copper, lead, cobalt, cadmium, nickel, and chromium, respectively. The values found in this work were compared with some other studies around the world conducted on detergent samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9663-9668
Number of pages6
JournalEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment
Volume185
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the Scientific Research Units at Erciyes University and Gaziosmanpasa University for their financial support.

Keywords

  • Determination
  • Flame atomic absorption spectrometry
  • Household detergents
  • Metal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science
  • Pollution
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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