Research Article

Preconcentration of Trace Amounts of Pb(II) Ions without Any Chelating Agent by Using Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles prior to ETAAS Determination

Table 3

Determination of lead in real samples.

SampleLead amount (ng mL−1)Recovery (%)
AddedFound*

Tap water0.0
5.0
5 . 6 ± 0 . 3
1 0 . 5 ± 0 . 6

98.0
Mineral water 10.0
5.0
6 . 9 ± 0 . 4
1 2 . 1 ± 0 . 7

104.0
Seawater0.0
5.0
4 . 7 ± 0 . 3
9 . 8 ± 0 . 7

102.0
River water, Kohpayeh,
Kerman
0.0
5.0
2 . 9 ± 0 . 2
7 . 7 ± 0 . 7

96.0
Urine0.0
1.0
0 . 0 7 3 ± 0 . 0 0 4
1 . 0 8 5 ± 0 . 0 6 8

101.2

*Average ± standard deviation ( 𝑛 = 3 ).