Comparative study of chemical modifiers for the determination of molybdenum in milk by electrothermal atomisation atomic absorption spectrometry.

A comparative study of various chemical modifiers for the determination of molybdenum in milk by electrothermal atomisation atomic absorption spectrometry was carried out. Methods with nitric acid or barium difluoride as the chemical modifier and in the absence of a chemical modifier were studied by introducing the milk samples directly into the graphite furnace with octyl alcohol. The graphite furnace programme, amount of modifier and the calibration and additions graphs were studied in all instances. The characteristic masses were 17.82, 18.64 and 12.08 pg of molybdenum in the absence of a chemical modifier and with nitric acid or barium difluoride as the chemical modifier, respectively. The precision, accuracy and interferences of the method were also investigated.