Abstract
A reliable determination method of gold in geothermal water at the ng/l level was developed by a combination of selective concentration method of gold using anion exchange resin and inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). When geothermal water samples were concentrated twentyfive fold, the detection limit was 0.4 ng/l. From reproducible determinations (N = 5) using the calibration curve method, the gold concentration in a Hachobaru geothermal water, Japan, was found to be in the range of 66 to 76 ng/l, while the standard error was in the range of 9.7 to 21.4%.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 183-187 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Geophysics
- Geochemistry and Petrology