Determination of Trace Elements in Drinking Water for Riyadh Metropolitan Area by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)

Hassan M. Ai-Swaidan

Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh-11451 (Saudi Arabia)

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ABSTRACT:

Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) has been used for the determination of Ag, Al, Ba, Cd, Co,Cu, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in drinking water samples collected from Riyadh Metropolitan. The concentrations of different elements were measured and compared to the maximum concentrations allowed by Saudi Arabian Standard Organization (SASO). Precision has been calculated by analysing many replicate samples. This technique is precise, simple, easy to use and less time consuming than most other methods.

KEYWORDS:

Drinking Water; Coupled