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Overexcitation Interferences in Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry with an Air–Acetylene Flame

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IN recent years, atomic absorption Spectrophotometry has established itself as a valuable analytical technique for trace metal analysis and a large number of procedures are now available for the determination of metals in a wide variety of matrices1,2. In most cases, only qualitative interference effects have been considered, and very little research appears to have been directed towards the flame chemistry of the technique. This would help to elucidate the mechanism of metal vapour production and the causes or mechanisms by which flame interferences are produced. The only interference phenomena which are now well established are those relating to ionization and to the formation of thermally stable compounds such as single or mixed oxides.

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COKER, D., OTTAWAY, J. Overexcitation Interferences in Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry with an Air–Acetylene Flame. Nature 227, 831–832 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227831a0

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