“…Özcan et al [20] investigated the use of polyacrylamide containing R-(+)-cystein end groups for the determination of Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ and Cr 3+ . Other water-soluble polymers such as poly(vinyl pyrrolidinone) for the determination of lead, copper, manganese, nickel and cobalt [21,22] and polyethylenimine for the determination of copper and manganese [23] had been investigated in detail. Sodium carboxyl methyl cellulose (CMC) is known to be a derivative of cellulose that is colorless, odorless, non-toxic and water soluble.…”