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. 2009 Jun 4;9(6):4390–4406. doi: 10.3390/s90604390

Table 1.

Organic chelators and reductants.

Amendment Concentration mNa Effectiveness
Ascorbate 10-6 M < 0.1 NR
10-4 M < 0.1 NR
10-2 M < 0.1 NR
Oxalate 10-6 M 0.9(0) Yes
10-4 M 1.1 Yes
10-2 M 2.(0) Yes
Ascorbate/oxalate 10-6 M 0.6(4) LS
10-4 M < 0.1 NR
10-2 M < 0.1 NR
Cysteine 10-6 M 2.(6) Yes
10-4 M 0.3(7) LS
10-2 M < 0.1 NR
Glycine 10-6 M 1.(8) Yes
10-4 M 0.8(8) LS
10-2 M 1.3 Yes
Hydroxylamine 10-6 M 0.4(5) LS
10-4 M 0.4(2) LS
10-2 M < 0.1 NR
Hydrazine 10-6 M 0.7(5) LS
10-4 M 0.2(5) LS
10-2 M < 0.1 NR

Notes: a – ± 6.4 %; NR – not recommended; LS – lowered sensitivity