Determination of some toxic elements such as arsenic, selenium, chromium and lead using icp-ms and gf-aas in rural ground water in Terengganu, Malaysia

Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur and Miskon, Mohd Fuad and Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Wan Nik, Wan Mohd Norsani (2012) Determination of some toxic elements such as arsenic, selenium, chromium and lead using icp-ms and gf-aas in rural ground water in Terengganu, Malaysia. In: The 8th International Conference on Marine Technology (MARTEC), 20-22 Oct 2012, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The concentrations of some toxic elements Arsenic (As), Selenium (Se), Lead (Pb) and Chromium (Cr) etc in rural groundwater in Terengganu, Malaysia were determined using most sophisticated instrument ICP-MS and GF-AAS. Most of the populations of Terengganu live in rural area and they use ground water surviving their life. Obtained results are compared with WHO and interim water quality guideline. The determination of heavy and toxic elements in drinking water was obtained by elemental analysis techniques such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS). Groundwater samples were taken from different districts of Terengganu. Most importantly, ICP-MS has recently been described as a very sensitive, multi-element technique. Detection limits obtained by GF-AAS for heavy and trace metals such as Cr and Pb are 1.15 and 3.21 g L -1 respectively, and detection limits obtained by ICP-MS for As, Se and Pb are 8.3, 18 and 0.22 g L-1 respectively. Obtained results showed that all samples got high concentration of lead (Pb) but does not exceed the WHO and Malaysian standards. Keywords: toxic elements, groundwater, detection limits, ICP-MS, GF-AAS

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	5269/26765
Uncontrolled Keywords:	toxic elements, groundwater, detection limits, ICP-MS, GF-AAS
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Kulliyyah of Science > Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies
Depositing User:	Dr Mohd Mokhlesur Rahman
Date Deposited:	27 Dec 2012 14:22
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2013 09:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/26765

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