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Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-30T07:05:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-01-01 A simple and rugged method to determine Ca, K and Mg in a single aliquot of medicinal plants by high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry is proposed. Secondary lines for Ca (239.856 nm) and K (404.414 nm), and the alternate line measured at wing of the secondary line for Mg at 202.588 nm allowed calibration within the 20 - 500 mg L-1 Ca and K, and 1.0 - 80 mg L-1 Mg. Twenty samples and three plant certified materials were analyzed. Results were in agreement at a 95% confidence level with reference values. Limits of detection were 2.4 mg L-1 Ca, 1.9 mg L-1 K and 0.3 mg L-1 Mg. The RSD (n=12) were ≤ 5.1% and recoveries were between 83 and 108% for all analytes. Instituto de Química Universidade Estadual Paulista, CP 355 Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, CP 533 Instituto de Química Universidade Estadual Paulista, CP 355

A procedure is proposed for Pb determination in medicinal plants by high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS GF AAS) using direct solid sampling. Among Pd(NO(3))(2), Pd/Mg(NO(3))(2), NH(4)H(2)PO(4) and the W-coated platform tested as chemical modifiers, Pd(NO(3))(2) presented the best performance. Calibration plots (10-1000 pg Pb) with regression coefficients better than 0.999 were typically obtained. Accuracy was checked for Pb determination in five plant certified reference materials. Results were in agreement with reference values at a 95% confidence level (paired t-test). Medicinal plant samples were analyzed by the proposed procedure and line-source GF AAS using slurry sampling as a comparative technique. The RSD was 10% (n=3) for a sample containing 0.88 μg g(-1) Pb. The limit of quantification (dry mass) was 0.024 μg g(-1). The contents of Pb in medicinal plant samples varied in the 0.30-1.94 μg g(-1) range.