Research Article

Determination of Arsenic in Drinking Water Samples by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry after Preconcentration Using the Biomass of Aspergillus niger Loaded on Activated Charcoal

Table 2

The effect of different amounts of eluents on the recovery of arsenic in the preconcentration procedure.

NumberType of eluentConc. of eluent (M)Recovery %

1H2SO40.192.7
2HCl0.193.9
3H2SO40.594.0
4HCl0.596.1
5H2SO4197.8
6HCl199.1