Application of Capillary Electrophoresis to Anion Speciation in Soil Water Extracts
II. Arsenic
R. Naidua,
J. Smitha,
R.G. McLarenb,
D.P. Stevensc,
M.E. Sumnerd and
P.E. Jacksone
a CSIRO Land and Water and the Cooperative Research Centre for Soil and Land Management, Private Mail Bag No. 2, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064
b Soil, Plant and Ecological Sciences Division, P.O. Box 84, Lincoln Univ., Canterbury, New Zealand
c Dep. of Land and Water, Univ. of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Urrbrae, South Australia 5064
d Dep. of Crop and Plant Sciences, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
e Dionex Corporation, 1228 Titan Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3606 USA

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Fig. 1 Effect of solution pH on the proportion of acid dissociated based on the acid pKa values
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Fig. 2 Effect of runvoltage (a) and column temperature (b) on migration time of arsenic compounds. Separation column, 720-mm by 50-µm i.d. fused capillary tube; support electrolyte chromate buffer 5 mmol L-1 with 0.5 mmol L-1 EOF modifier; [pH 8.13 and
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Fig. 3 Electropherograms of As species at different pH values using the operating conditions of 25 kV, 30°C (verticle axis in mV). Separation column, 720-mm by 50-µm i.d. fused capillary tube; support electrolyte chromate buffer 5 mmol L-1 with 0.5 mmol L-1 EOF;
. Peak "x" was not identified during the analysis
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Fig. 4 Effect of pH of buffer solution on mean migration time of As(V) DMA and PO4 with the verticle axis in mV. Separation column, 720-mm by 50-µm i.d. fused capillary tube; support electrolyte chromate buffer 5 mmol L-1 with 0.5 mmol L-1 EOF modifier; applied voltage 20 kV ([As] and

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Fig. 5 Typical electropherograms of a soil solution at buffer pH values of 8.13 (a), 9.03 (b), and 10.01 (c). Separation column, 720-mm by 50-µm i.d. fused capillary tube; support electrolyte chromate buffer 5 mmol L-1 with 0.5 mmol L-1 EOF modifier; applied voltage 20 kV, and 20°C. Peaks "x" and "y" were not identified during the analysis
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Fig. 7 Typical electropherograms of selected soil solutions following spiking of As(V) at 0.16, 2, and 5 mg L-1. Capillary conditions were identical to those developed above. Separation column, 720-mm by 50-µm i.d. fused capillary tube; support electrolyte chromate buffer 5 mmol L-1 with 0.5 mmol L-1 EOF modifier; applied voltage 20 kV and 20°C. pH of electrolyte separation of

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