Abstract:Abstracts:Arsenic in chestnut was determined by hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry in the paper. The effects of atomizer height, photomultiplier negative high voltage, concentration of current carrying hydrochloride and reducing agent of potassium borohydride concentration on florescence were investigated to optimize the experimental conditions.It was found that the concentration of arsenic in the range of 0~10 μg·L-1 was in a good linear relation to the florescence, which resulted in a correlation coeficient of 0.999 6, instrument detection limits of 0.058 0 μg·L-1,RSD of 4.12%(n=6) and a recoveries of 90.5%~102.3%. The method showed that such advantages as high sensitivity, easy and fast operation made the method suitable for the determination of trace arsenic in chestnut.