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Abstract.A new phase transition microextraction method was developed for determination of trace amount of arsenic ions in water samples in this work. The method is based on the critical point of miscibility of solvents. In this method the mixed solution of sample and organic solvent is initially homogeneous but is separated into two phases by adding a secondary solvent (modifier). In acidic medium As(V) was complexed with ammonium molybdate, this complex was quantitatively extracted to the mixture of organic solvent (acetonitrile/methyl isobutyl ketone) before ETAAS determination. Total inorganic arsenic (III, V) was extracted similarly after oxidation of As(III) to As(V) with nitric acid. Concentration of As(III) was calculated by difference in the concentration between total arsenic and As(V). Optimization of the experimental conditions and instrumental parameters was investigated in detail. A detection limit of 0.05 µgL -1 with enrichment factor of 85 was achieved for only 5 mL of sample. The analytical curve was linear in the concentration range of 0.25-4.00 µgL -1 . Relative standard deviation (RSD) for 10 replicate determinations of 2.0 µgL -1 of As(V) was 4,1%. The method was successfully applied to preconcentration and determination of arsenic in real water samples.

Abstract. Two liquid-phase microextraction procedures, single-drop microextraction (SDME) and dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME), have been developed for the determination of lead by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). Both methods were based on the formation of lead iodideRhodamine B complex which is in phosphoric acid medium. In the presence of KI, anionic lead iodide was complexed with Rhodamine B as an ion-association complex. Several factors that may be affected on the SDME and DLLME methods were optimized. In the optimum experimental conditions, the limit of detection (3s) and the enhancement factor were 0.008 µgL −1 and 152 for SDME and 0.0129 µgL −1 and 89 for DLLME respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for eight replicate determinations of 0.25 µgL −1 Pb was 4.6% for SDME and 0.5 µgL −1 Pb was 2.9% for DLLME. The developed methods were validated by the analysis of certified reference materials, and applied successfully to the determination of lead in several water and food samples.