Table 1 Parameters set on the PinAAcle 900H flame/furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS).

From: Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in copper mine tailing soils of Kitwe and Mufulira, Zambia, for reclamation prospects

Metal

Lamp specifications

Flame type

Band width (nm)

Wavelength (nm)

Lamp current (mA)

Detection limits (ppm)

Cu

0.7

324.75

15–25

0.001

Air

Co

0.2

240.73

15–25

0.006

Air

Fe

0.2

248.33

12–25

0.002

Air

Mn

0.7

279.48

12–25

0.002

Air

Pb

0.7

283.31

10–25

0.01

Air

Zn

0.7

213.86

8–25

0.002

Air

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