Determination of Lead

in drinks
Determination of
Lead
in drinks
 Contents
1 Lead toxicity

2 Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

3 Determination of lead in drinks

4 References
 1. Lead toxicity
Children
Loss of appetite,
Vomiting,
Constipation,
Irritability,
Learning disabilities.

Figure 1
 1. Lead toxicity
Adult symptoms (3)
High blood
pressure
Joint and muscle
pain
Decline in mental
functioning
Headache
Memory loss
Figure 2
2. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
2. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
 3. Determination of lead
Elemental Pb has been widely studied; usually
at low concentration.

require high sensitivity detection techniques.

graphite furnace
atomic absorption spectrometry.
 3. Determination of lead
Sample taking: 50 samples were taken from 5
zones of Mashhad, Iran randomly(4).

Sample treatment(4):

20 mL +HNO3 20 L to GF AAS
Sample
sample
3. Determination of lead
 3. Determination of lead

y = 0.0028x + 0.0036
R2 = 0.9978 Table 1: The lead concentration(4)

Area No. Concentration(p

pb)
1 1.1
2 1.8
3 2.7
Figure3: Calibration curve for
4 2
lead(4)
5 1.2
6 3.2
 References
Figure 1 & figure 2: Public Health Seattle and King County; Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention; National Institutes of Health.
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(4) Naser Vahdati , Mahdi Balali-Mood , Alireza Timcheh Hariri ,
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