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Determination of arsenic species in water, soils and plants

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Ion chromatographic separation coupled with ICP-MS was used to determine arsenic species in plant and soil extracts. A scheme for growth, harvesting, sample pre-treatment and analysis was developed for the arsenic species to enable determination. Preliminary results obtained with ten herb plants grown on arsenic-contaminated soil compared to non-contaminated soil show a heterogeneous pattern of accumulation rate, metabolization and detoxification mechanisms in monocots and dicots. Arsenite appears to be the major component in plants with good growth. Organic arsenic species were even detected at very low concentrations (< 150 μg kg–1 (dry mass)).

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  1. UFZ – Center for Environmental Research Leipzig / Halle, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Permoserstr. 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany, , , , , , DE

    J. Mattusch & R. Wennrich

  2. University of Leipzig, Institute of Botany, Johannisallee 22–24, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany, , , , , , DE

    A. -C. Schmidt & W. Reisser

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Received: 17 May 1999 / Revised: 19 July 1999 / Accepted: 22 July 1999

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Mattusch, J., Wennrich, R., Schmidt, AC. et al. Determination of arsenic species in water, soils and plants. Fresenius J Anal Chem 366, 200–203 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160050039

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