A hydride-generation flameless atomic-absorption technique is used to determine as little as 5 ng g-1 tellurium in 0.25 g of silicate rock. After acid decomposition of the sample, tellurium hydride is generated with sodium borohydride and the vapor passed directly to a resistance-heated quartz cell mounted in an atomic-absorption spectrophotometer. Analyses of 11 U.S. Geological Survey standard rocks are presented.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Title | Rapid determination of nanogram amounts of tellurium in silicate rocks |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0003-2670(01)82261-3 |
| Authors | L. P. Greenland, E. Y. Campbell |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Analytica Chimica Acta |
| Index ID | 70010888 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |