Introduction
With water quality varying widely with geography and geology, as well as pollution considerations, it is important to know the metal content of waters, both for consumption and industrial use. Although a variety of techniques can measure minerals in water, one of the simplest, least expensive, and fastest is flame atomic absorption (AA) spectroscopy.
This work demonstrates the ability of the PinAAcle® 500 Flame AA spectrometer to successfully measure mineral elements in drinking water samples, including municipal, well, and spring waters. By taking advantage of the ability to rotate the burner and measure in emission mode, both trace and mineral elements could be measured.
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