A simple, low cost, and accurate speciation analysis method based on on-line SPE and SCGD-AES was developed for the determination of hexavalent chromium in aqueous samples.
The IDA–RE3+ complexation of RE3+ on the surface of a hybrid silica adsorbent occurs under neutral or weakly acidic conditions apparently not via chelation but via the concerted action of the negatively charged carboxylate oxygen atoms, opening the possibility for enhanced selectivity.