Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in a Wide Range of Food Matrices using Hydride Generation - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.Maria B. de la Calle 1, Vicenta Devesa 2, Yiannis Fiamegos 1, Dinoraz Vélez 2
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.