The silver diethyldithiocarbamate (SDDC) method, has been employed for the determination of arsenic in different materials. The disagreeable odor of the pyridine, the lower stability and reproducibility of the complex are justifications for many works related to the alternatives of the method. The SDDC/pyridine system was substituted for system using triethanolamine 5% v/v in chloroform with many advantages. The method was used for arsenic determination in hair samples with good recovery. Many kinds of digestions was studied.
silver diethyldithiocarbamate; arsenic; triethanolamine; hair
