Abstract
Trace antimony in river water was determined by hydride-generation atomic absorption spectrometry. The water was concentrated after the addition of mineral acids. Siliceous residues deposited during the concentration were solubilized with hydrofluoric acid and expelled by evaporation in the presence of sulfuric acid. After chelating resin separation, the effluent was acidified with sulfuric acid to ionize the hydrolyzed antimony. The accuracy checked with a biological standard reference material was satisfactory when the insoluble residues in the material were treated with hydrofluoric acid after acid digestion. Antimony contents in the water ranged between 0.1 and 0.9ng ml-1.
