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Extraction and speciation of arsenic in lacustrine sediments

January 1, 1990

Arsenic was partially extracted with 4.OM hydrochloric acid, from samples collected at 25-cm intervals in a 350-cm column of sediment at Milltown Reservoir, Montana and from a 60-cm core of sediment collected at the Cheyenne River Embayment of Lake Oahe, South Dakota. The sediment in both reservoirs is highly contaminated with arsenic. The extracted arsenic was separated into As(III) and As(V) on acetate form Dowex 1-X8 ion-exchange resin with 0.12M HCl eluent. Residual arsenic was sequentially extracted with KClO3 and HCl. Arsenic was determined by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrometry. The analytical results define oxidized and reduced zones in the sediment columns. ?? 1990.

Publication Year 1990
Title Extraction and speciation of arsenic in lacustrine sediments
Authors W. H. Ficklin
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Talanta
Index ID 70016043
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse