Current-sampled (tast) polarography was used in the determination of the two iron oxidation states Fe 2+ and Fe 3+ in peat samples. The iron couple was reversible in the 0.1 mol L -1 citrate-supporting electrolyte used. The total iron concentration in the samples was determined by differential pulse polarography. Sample decomposition was done in a nitrogen atmosphere by hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid. The accuracy of the determinations was verified by spiking experiments and analyzing in-house standards (Geological Survey of Finland) RS 31 (Rapakivi granite), RS 71 (Diabase) and certified reference material PCC-1 (Peridotite, U.S. Geological Survey). The method, developed for this purpose, proved to be reasonably accurate.
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