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Ion chromatography with on-line matrix elimination reliably determines low microgram-per-litre amounts of magnesium and calcium in brine (30% NaCl). Magnesium and calcium from 100 μl of brine were concentrated on a metal-chelating resin containing iminodiacetate functional groups. After excess sodium was rinsed away, magnesium and calcium were eluted from the metal-chelating column, separated on a cation-exchange column, and detected by suppressed conductivity. This method was reproducible at 5 μg/l magnesium and calcium in brine. |