Speciation analysis of atmospheric arsenic adsorbed on pollen and aerobiological samples before and during COVID-19 pandemic period
- 3 October 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Abstract
Atmospheric arsenic species adsorbed on pollen samples were extracted and determined by liquid chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LC-ICP- MS). The optimised extraction method required acetone 1% (v v−1), 15 minutes ultrasonic bath and centrifugation. As (III) and As (V) concentrations ranged from 0.08 to 0.62 µg g−1, and from 0.33 to 0.89 µg g−1 respectively. The method reach a LOD and LOQ of 0.01 and 0.04 µg g−1 for As (III); and 0.01 and 0.06 µg g−1 for As (V), respectively analysing 0.05 g of pollen. Precision as relative standard deviation (RSD %) corresponded to 4.1% (n = 10). A standard addition method was performed for validation with quantitative As recoveries in a range of 81.39 to 104.81%. In order to define the As pollution source, a pre-pandemic and pandemic study was performed with significant variations in total As concentration in aerobiological samples, suggesting that traffic increases atmospheric As concentration.Keywords
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