Lead speciation in rainwater samples by modified fused silica capillaries coupled to a direct injection nebulizer (DIN) for sample introduction in ICP-MS

Lead speciation using modified silica capillaries for the introduction of liquid samples to a direct injection nebulizer of an inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometer is described and demonstrated. The fused silica capillaries were coated by covalently bonding a cation exchange active organic molecule to the activated capillary surface. The best results were obtained by introducing a bifunctional reagent in a prior step. In this case, a silane reagent was chosen which acted as a methacrylic acid group for further binding. The influence of the chemical modification of the surface of the sample capillary of the DIN on the selective retention of inorganic lead (Pb2+) and trieth…