Determination of low concentrations of lithium in public water
Keywords:
method validation, ion chromatography, lithium, water supply.
Abstract
This note presents the validation of a method for determining the lithium at concentrations less than 40 μg L-1 in the public water supply, by using the ion chromatography and external calibration, and the analytical curve was obtained by the linear regression (ordinary least squares). The employed method is selective, showing the detection limit equal to 1.0 μg L-1 and the quantification limit equal to 2.0 μg L-1. Recovery tests in three concentration levels presented results from 99.4 to 101.9%. On the precision evaluation in the same three concentration levels, the coefficients of variation exhibited values between 1.1 and 4.0%.References
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município da região nordeste do Estado de São Paulo
(Brasil). Vigil Sanit Debate. 2017;5(1):106-15. https://
doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.00840
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Guidelines for single-laboratory validation of methods
of analysis. Pure Appl Chem. 2002;74(5):835-55.
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Tecnologia - INMETRO. DOQ-CGCRE-008 -
Orientação sobre validação de métodos analíticos.
Rev 07. Rio de Janeiro (RJ): Coordenação Geral
de Acreditação; 2018. Disponível em: http://www.
inmetro.gov.br/Sidoq/Arquivos/CGCRE/DOQ/
DOQ-CGCRE-8_07.pdf
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ISO 8466-1. Water quality - Calibration and evaluation
of analytical methods and estimation of performance
characteristics. Part 1: Statistical evaluation of the
linear calibration function, 1990.
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Examination of Water and Wastewater. 22.ed. Eaton
AD, Clesceri LS, Greenberg AE, editors. Washington
(DC): American Public Health Association, American
Water Works Association, Water Environment
Federation; 2012.
Published
2021-02-10
How to Cite
DOVIDAUSKAS, S., OKADA, I. A., & Rodrigues dos SANTOS, F. (2021). Determination of low concentrations of lithium in public water. Revista Do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, 78(1), 1 a 5. Retrieved from https://periodicoshomolog.saude.sp.gov.br/index.php/RIAL/article/view/34533
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