电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法（ICP-OES）测定钴白合金中锗

建立了一种电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法（ICP-OES）测定钴白合金中锗含量的分析方法,确定了最佳实验条件,方法的检出限为0.043 μg/mL,对钴白合金中锗的测定结果与其他法结果一致,方法的相对标准偏差RSD在1.07 %~1.91 %（n=7）之间,样品的加标回收率在98.5 %~102.1 %之间。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定地质样品中镉、锗、钴

建立电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定地质样品中镉、锗、钴含量的分析方法。样品用氢氟酸-硝酸混合溶液加热溶解,然后加热浓缩驱酸,再用硝酸溶液(1+1)复溶提取,在选定的仪器工作条件下进行测定。镉、锗、钴的含量分别在0.00~0.10,0.00~5.00,0.00~50.00 μg/g范围内与质谱峰强度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数均大于0.999,方法检出限分别为0.01,0.02,0.02 μg/g。用该方法对国家一级标准物质进行测定,测定值的相对误差均小于10%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为0.79%~8.45%(n=12)。该方法样品处理过程简便,检测效率高,适用于批量地质样品中镉、锗、钴的测定。     

Flow Injection Analysis - Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry: Study of Interelement Effects

Abstract

A flow injection analysis - inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (FIA/ICP/MS) system is described using a Sciex Elan Model 250 ICP/MS system coupled with a peristaltic pump and injection valve. Sample volumes of 25 μl are injected and samples can be measured at the rate of one per minute. Addition of nitric acid to the carrier generally enhanced and stabilized the recorded signals. Also, the nitric acid tended to lessen interelement effects. Most interelement effects were fairly constant above 0.1 pm added element.     

Electrothermal Vaporization of Trace Gallium via In SITU Alkylation for Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Abstract

A sample introduction method based on alkylation of the analyte was proposed for introducing trace gallium into inductively coupled plasma for atomic emission spectrometry. By using 10 μl of a sample solution with 15 μl of a 0.9 mol 1^-1 solution of ethylmagnesium bromide in tetrahydrofuran as alkylating reagent, a detection limit of 1.9 ng of gallium was obtained and the calibration graph was linear with the amount of gallium up to 100 ng. The relative standard deviation (n = 10) was 2.0% when 10 ng of gallium was present in the sample.     

Comparison of different analytical methods for speciation of seven gadolinium-based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents and the applications in wastewater and whole blood

Three methods, high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and ion chromatography, were compared for simultaneous speciation of seven commercial gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. Optimizations of experimental conditions for individual method were conducted, respectively. Methods of high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry showed the capability of speciation for all seven target compounds, whereas ion chromatography was only suitable for three of them when using electronic conductivity detector. The limits of detection and limits of qualification by the three methods were compared, and high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was found to be the most sensitive one. The limits of detection for seven target compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry were in the range of 0.15–0.55 pg. Thus, high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was chosen as the final method and successfully applied to speciation analysis of seven gadolinium-based contrast agents in wastewater and whole blood. Compounds of gadoxetic acid disodium, gadobenate dimeglumine, gadodiamide, and gadobentetate dimeglumine were found in wastewater.     

Elemental,Isotopic, and Pesticide Analysis of Wild and Cultivated Berries

ABSTRACT

The focus of this study was to investigate differences in isotopic, elemental, and trace pesticide concentrations of wild and cultivated berries from Transylvania. To emphasize differences based on geographical origin, stable isotopic ratios of ²H/¹H, ¹⁸O/¹⁶O, and ¹³C/¹²C were determined by isotopic ratio mass spectrometry. Elemental fingerprinting of berries was performed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The determination of trace pesticides in berries was performed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Differences between wild and cultivated berries were evaluated using multivariate statistical analysis. The results suggest that multielemental, isotopic, and trace pesticide fingerprinting is feasible for sample differentiation.     

Total Sulfur Concentration in Tissues of Control and Cadmium-Exposed Rats by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Abstract

Total sulfur (S) concentration in biological samples was determined simultaneously with metal concentrations by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP).

A 0.2 g portion of liver and other tissues were wet-digested with 1.0 ml mixed acid (HNO₃ : HCLO₄ = 5 : 1, v/v) at 130 – 150 °C. The solution was concentrated to about 0.1 ml and then diluted to 5.0 ml with double distilled water. Concentration of S was determined by ICP using ammonium sulfate as a standard S compound. Sulfur and other element concentrations in an NBS standard reference material (Bovine Liver SRM 1577) were within the certified values by this method.

Concentrations of total S, cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in the liver, kidney, spleen, lung, pancreas and blood serum were compared between the control and Cd-exposed rats. The three metal concentrations were increased significantly by Cd exposure. However, S concentration was not altered significantly in the liver and other tissues despite the extensive induction of metallothionein (MT) by the repeated Cd exposure. Metallothionein induced by the accumulated Cd (121 μg/g) and Zn (48 μg/g) in the liver was estimated to account for at maximum 7 % of the total S by assuming that the increased metals were all bound to MT. Concentration of S in blood serum was decreased significantly by Cd loading.     

Serum/plasma methylmercury determination by isotope dilution gas chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A method for the determination of methylmercury in plasma and serum samples was developed. The method uses isotope dilution with ¹⁹⁸Hg-labeled methylmercury, extraction into dichloromethane, back-extraction into water, aqueous-phase ethylation, purge and trap collection, thermal desorption, separation by gas chromatography, and mercury isotope specific detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. By spiking 2 mL sample with 1.2 ng tracer, measurements in a concentration interval of (0.007–2.9) μg L⁻¹ could be performed with uncertainty amplification factors <2. A limit of quantification of 0.03 μg L⁻¹ was estimated at 10 times the standard deviation of concentrations measured in preparation blanks. Within- and between-run relative standard deviations were <10% at added concentration levels of 0.14 μg L⁻¹, 0.35 μg L⁻¹ and 2.8 μg L⁻¹, with recoveries in the range 82–110%. Application of the method to 50 plasma/serum samples yielded a median (mean; range) concentration of methylmercury of 0.081 (0.091; <0.03–0.19) μg L⁻¹. This is the first time methylmercury has been directly measured in this kind of specimen, and is therefore the first estimate of a reference range.     

Speciation of Arsenic Compounds in the Urine of Rats Orally Exposed to Dimethylarsinic Acid Ion Chromatography with ICP–MS as an Element-Selective Detector

A combined ion chromatography (IC) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP—MS) system as an element-selective detector has been used for the determination of arsenic compounds. Seven arsenic compounds were separated by cation-exchange chromatography. Subsequently, the separated arsenic compounds were directly introduced into the ICP—MS and were detected at m/z =75. Detection limits for the seven arsenic compounds ranged from 0.8 to 3.8 μg As/l. The IC–ICP–MS system was applied to the determination of arsenic compounds in the urine of dimethylarsinic acid (DMAA)-exposed rats. DMAA was the most abundant arsenic compound detected. Arsenous acid, monomethylarsonic acid and trimethylarsine oxide were also detected.     

微波消解–ICP–MS法测定话梅中的二氧化钛

建立了微波消解–电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(ICP–MS)测定话梅中二氧化钛的方法。话梅样品用硝酸及过氧化氢经微波消解仪消解,将消解液除酸定容后用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪测定,以内标法测得钛的含量,并转换成样品中的二氧化钛含量。钛含量在0~500μg/kg范围内与信号强度呈良好的线性,线性相关系数r=0.999 9,检出限为0.04μg/kg。在0.06,0.15,0.30μg/kg的添加水平下,加标回收率为80%~100%,相对标准偏差为3.2%~3.9%(n=6)。该法稳定性好,测定结果准确、可靠。     

Determination of hexavalent chromium in traditional Chinese medicines by high‐performance liquid chromatography with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

An analytical method that combined high‐performance liquid chromatography with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry has been developed for the determination of hexavalent chromium in traditional Chinese medicines. Hexavalent chromium was extracted using the alkaline solution. The parameters such as the concentration of alkaline and the extraction temperature have been optimized to minimize the interconversion between trivalent chromium and hexavalent chromium. The extracted hexavalent chromium was separated on a weak anion exchange column in isocratic mode, followed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry determination. To obtain a better chromatographic resolution and sensitivity, 75 mM NH₄NO₃ at pH 7 was selected as the mobile phase. The linearity of the proposed method was investigated in the range of 0.2–5.0 μg L^?1 (r² = 0.9999) for hexavalent chromium. The limits of detection and quantitation are 0.1 and 0.3 μg L^?1, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied to the determination of hexavalent chromium in Chloriti lapis and Lumbricus with satisfactory recoveries of 95.8–112.8%.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法同时测定高强度玻璃纤维粉体中9种金属元素

建立电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定高强度玻璃纤维粉体中铝、镁、钙、铁、钛、锂、铈、钠、钾9种金属元素含量的方法。采用氢氟酸、高氯酸和盐酸分两段溶解样品,分别在选定的各元素分析谱线下,采用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱仪测定各元素含量。9种金属元素在各自的质量浓度范围内与光谱强度成良好的线性关系,相关系数均大于0.999,检出限为8.0~17.4 μg/g。测定结果的相对标准偏差小于1.8%(n=6),加标回收率为97.6%~103.7%。该方法准确,简便,快速,适用于高强度玻璃纤维中多金属元素的同时测定。     

Mass spectrometric analysis of ceramic components for solid oxide fuel cells

For the determination of trace impurities in ceramic components of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), some mass spectrometric methods have been applied such as spark source mass spectrometry (SSMS), laser ionization mass spectrometry (LIMS), laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Due to a lack of suitable standard reference materials for quantifying of analytical results on La _x Sr _y MnO₃ cathode material a matrix-matched synthetic standard-high purity initial compounds doped with trace elements-was prepared in order to determine the relative sensitivity coefficients in SSMS and LA-ICP-MS. Radiofrequency glow discharge mass spectrometry (rf-GDMS) was developed for trace analysis and depth profiling of thick non-conducting layers. Surface analytical techniques, such as secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and sputtered neutral mass spectrometry (SNMS), were used to determine the element distribution on surfaces (homogeneity) and the surface contaminants of SOFC ceramic layers.Dedicated to Professor Dr. rer. nat. Hubertus Nickel on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

Authentication of Kalix (N.E. Sweden) vendace caviar using inductively coupled plasma-based analytical techniques: evaluation of different approaches

Different analytical approaches for origin differentiation between vendace and whitefish caviars from brackish- and freshwaters were tested using inductively coupled plasma double focusing sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) and multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS). These approaches involve identifying differences in elemental concentrations or sample-specific isotopic composition (Sr and Os) variations. Concentrations of 72 elements were determined by ICP-SFMS following microwave-assisted digestion in vendace and whitefish caviar samples from Sweden (from both brackish and freshwater), Finland and USA, as well as in unprocessed vendace roe and salt used in caviar production. This data set allows identification of elements whose contents in caviar can be affected by salt addition as well as by contamination during production and packaging. Long-term method reproducibility was assessed for all analytes based on replicate caviar preparations/analyses and variations in element concentrations in caviar from different harvests were evaluated. The greatest utility for differentiation was demonstrated for elements with varying concentrations between brackish and freshwaters (e.g. As, Br, Sr). Elemental ratios, specifically Sr/Ca, Sr/Mg and Sr/Ba, are especially useful for authentication of vendace caviar processed from brackish water roe, due to the significant differences between caviar from different sources, limited between-harvest variations and relatively high concentrations in samples, allowing precise determination by modern analytical instrumentation. Variations in the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio for vendace caviar from different harvests (on the order of 0.05-0.1%) is at least 10-fold less than differences between caviar processed from brackish and freshwater roe. Hence, Sr isotope ratio measurements (either by ICP-SFMS or by MC-ICP-MS) have great potential for origin differentiation. On the contrary, it was impossible to differentiate between Swedish caviar processed from brackish water roe and Finnish freshwater caviar based solely on ¹⁸⁷Os/¹⁸⁸Os ratios.     

Determination of lithium in biological samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Lithium was determined in human serum by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Sample preparation was kept to the minimum: serum samples were diluted and beryllium was added as internal standard. Special attention was given to the choice of the internal standard and to the occurrence of memory effects. To test the accuracy of the method several biological reference materials were analysed, namely a “Second-Generation” Biological Reference Material (Freeze-Dried Human Serum) (University of Ghent), Human Serum SRM 909, Whole Egg Powder SRM 1845 and Mixed Human Diet SRM 1548 (National Institute of Standards and Technology). The results were compared with those obtained by other techniques. For the “second-generation” reference freeze-dried human serum a mean lithium concentration of 15.10 ng g^?1 with a standard deviation of 0.54 ng g^?1 dry weight was found. Analyses on serum samples from healthy individuals yielded lithium concentrations ranging from 0.22 to 0.97 μg l^?1.     

Detoxification of mercury species—an in vitro study with antidotes in human whole blood

To investigate the effects of mercury species intoxication and to test the efficiency of different commonly applied antidotes, human whole blood and plasma surrogate samples were spiked with inorganic mercury (Hg²⁺) and methylmercury (MeHg⁺, CH₃Hg⁺) prior to treatment with the antidotes 2,3-dimercaptopropan-1-ol (British Anti Lewisite), 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), and N-acetylcysteine (NAC). For mercury speciation analysis in these samples, liquid chromatography was coupled to either inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) or electrospray ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ESI-TOF-MS). Adduct formation between mercury species and physiological thiols (cysteine and glutathione) was observed as well as the release of glutathione under treatment with the antidotes DMSA and NAC.     

Determination of Arsenic,Cadmium, Cobalt,Chromium, Nickel,and Lead in Cosmetic Face-Powders: Optimization of Extraction and Validation

An analytical method for the quantification of toxic metals in face-powders is presented and discussed. Acid digestion with HNO₃-H₂O₂ or HNO₃-HCl was performed and compared with total digestion by HF. The digestion with HNO₃-H₂O₂ was the most suitable for these purposes. Analyses were performed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), whose performances were compared by analyzing three different certified reference materials. The analysis of five commercial face-powders revealed the presence of all the considered metals in the range 0.06–8.0 µg/g. To simulate the bioaccessibility of metals in physiological conditions, a digestion with a simulated sweat solution was performed. In this case, the analysis of the same face-powder samples provided results below the limit of quantification, suggesting low bioaccessibility of the considered trace elements.     

Determination of free iodide in human serum: Separation from other I-species and quantification in serum pools and individual samples

A method for the determination of free iodide in human serum was developed. For this purpose iodide from pooled serum samples was separated from the organic manner by SEC. The iodide fraction subsequently was freezedried and analyzed by ion chromatography for quantification. Investigations for recovery and precision were carried out and were found to show sufficient results. For quality assurance ICP-MS was taken additionally as an total I-detector [1], using native and iodide-spiked serum samples. The iodide results of ICP-MS as well as those of IC were well corresponding. Iodine containing SEC-fractions from iodide-spiked samples showed no increased I-values except that in the iodide fractions, proving that there was no iodide conversion into other I-species (and vice versa) during the whole procedure.Free iodide from two serum pools of different healthy persons was determined as 2.25 and 2.43 g I^–/L, respectively. The values are related to total iodine levels determined by ICP-MS. For comparative reasons a table of individual iodine and iodide values is presented.Abbreviations IC ion chromatography - ICP-MS inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry - LPLC low pressure liquid chromatography - PED pulsed electrochemical detector - SEC size exclusion chromatography - RT retention time     

Uncertainty evaluation in the analysis of biological samples by sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Part B: measurements of As, Co, Cr, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sn and V in human serum

This protocol was developed to estimate the uncertainty of measurements in the sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis of As, Co, Cr, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sn and V in human serum by utilizing in-house validation data. The approach is outlined in the Eurachem/Citac Guide and other relevant publications. The results generated were the followings: (i) coefficients of regression >0.9995 over two orders of magnitude of metal concentration; (ii) method quantification limits between 0.05 μg/L (Cr, Mn) and 0.49 μg/L (As); (iii) mean trueness checked against a certified reference material between 95.4% (As) and 107.7% (Ni); (iv) repeatability better than 10.2% over the range 0.1-2.0 μg/L; (v) reproducibility better than 12.0% over the range 0.1-2.0 μg/L; and (vi) expanded uncertainty budget comprised between 14.7% (Mn) and 27.9% (Cr) over the range 0.1-2.0 μg/L.     

ICP-MS for the Determination of Trace Elements in Clinical Samples

ABSTRACT

The inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), a relatively new and intensively developing instrumental method for simultaneous determination of trace elements in different matrices is reviewed. Its basic principles and experimental setting are described. The problems encountered during the analysis of clinical samples (body fluids and tissues) and their possible solutions are discussed. The sample preparation, an important part of the analysis, is reviewed. Some examples of the application of the method in the field of medicine are given.