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Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in a Wide Range of Food Matrices using Hydride Generation - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.

Maria B. de la Calle¹, Vicenta Devesa², Yiannis Fiamegos¹, Dinoraz Vélez²

¹European Commission, Joint Research Centre, ²Metal Trace Element Laboratory, IATA-CSIC

The usefulness of an analytical method to determine inorganic arsenic in a wide range of food matrices is demonstrated. The method consists of selective extraction of inorganic arsenic into chloroform with a final determination by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry.