Vanadium and molybdenum concentrations in particulate from Palermo (Italy): analytical methods using voltammetry

doi:10.1007/s11783-014-0703-8

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (4) : 605-614 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-014-0703-8

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Vanadium and molybdenum concentrations in particulate from Palermo (Italy): analytical methods using voltammetry

Diana AMORELLO, Santino ORECCHIO(

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Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Palermo University, Palermo I-90128, Italy

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Abstract

The main purpose of this work was to develop a reliable method for the determination of vanadium (V) and molybdenum (Mo) in atmosphere particles or aerosols because they can not be readily measured using conventional techniques. For this research, 30 particulate samples were collected from five different stations located at Palermo, Italy. We used the catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry and differential pulsed voltammetry to measure V and Mo in atmospheric particulate, respectively. The represented method includes advantages of high sensitivity, high selectivity, simplicity, reproducibility, speed and low costs. The quantification limits for V and Mo are, respectively, 0.57 and 0.80 ng·m⁻³. The precision, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD %), was about 2% for both metals. The mean recoveries of added V and Mo were about 99.5% and ranged from 97% to 101%. Vanadium concentrations in particulate samples collected in Palermo area ranged from 0.57 to 7.7 ng·m⁻³, while Mo concentrations were in the range 0.8–51 ng·m⁻³. In many cases the concentrations of two elements in the particulate samples fall below the detection limits. The mean concentrations for V and Mo in particulate samples, collected in Palermo area, were respectively 3.1 and 5.9 ng·m⁻³.

Keywords vanadium molybdenum particulate voltammetry Palermo

Corresponding Author(s): Santino ORECCHIO

Online First Date: 07 May 2014 Issue Date: 25 June 2015

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Diana AMORELLO,Santino ORECCHIO. Vanadium and molybdenum concentrations in particulate from Palermo (Italy): analytical methods using voltammetry[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2015, 9(4): 605-614.

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Fig.1 Location of sampling stations in Palermo

Tab.1 Operating parameters for the voltammetric analysis of the solutions obtained from particulate samples

Fig.2 Voltammetric curves for vanadium (a) and molybdenum (b)

Fig.3 Calibration graphs for V (a) and Mo (b)

Fig.4 Concentrations of airborne particulate

Fig.5 Concentrations of V (a) and Mo (b) in airborne particulate

Fig.6 Enrichment factors (EI) for vanadium (a) and molybdenum (b)

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