Determination of arsenic, iron and selenium in moss samples using hexapole collision cell, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Different collision gases (H₂, He and premixed 7% H₂ in He) used in the hexapole collision cell of an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) were compared, and the gas-flow rates were optimized for the determination of arsenic (), iron () and selenium (). The study showed that the argon-based interferences at mass-to-charge ratios (m/z) of 56, 75 and 80 can be overcome by the optimized gas flows (7.5 ml min⁻¹ premixed 7% H₂ in He and 2 ml min⁻¹ H₂) in the hexapole collision cell. Detection limits of 15.5 ng l⁻¹ for iron () and 29 ng l⁻¹ for selenium () in 2% (v/v) HNO₃ were obtained under optimized collision cell conditions. The detection limit for arsenic () obtained in difficult hydrochloride acid matrix (5% HCl (v/v)) was 153 ng l⁻¹. The accuracy of the optimized method was confirmed by analyzing two moss reference materials. The results obtained by ICP-MS for arsenic, selenium and iron from both moss reference samples were, in most cases, in good agreement with the certified values.     

Determination of trace elements in ambient aerosol samples

A microwave-assisted digestion procedure using HNO₃, HF, and H₂O₂ has been developed for analysis of elements in ambient particulate matter (PM). The samples are collected on cellulose filters and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The ICP-MS is calibrated with external standards, and recovery of analytes is tested with NIST SRM 1648 Urban Dust. This method has been used to quantify the airborne concentrations of a large number of elements, including Ag, As, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Rb, Se, Sb, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, and Zn. For the majority of these elements, recovery of the NIST SRM is within 15% of the certified values.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定硼同位素丰度

以硼同位素标准物质NIST SRM 951配制标准溶液,在优化的仪器操作条件下对电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定的硼同位素质量进行校正,求出校正因子,确定了样品的线性浓度范围,选定样品浓度为1.1 mg/L。在同样的仪器条件下首先测定了硼标准物质的硼同位素丰度比,测量误差为0.2%,然后测定了硼同位素浓缩过程中硼样品的硼同位素丰度比,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.1%。此外考察了仪器的稳定性。实验结果表明本方法“记忆效应”小,结果可靠,测量精度高。     

Determination of rare-earth elements in uranium-bearing materials by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A novel and simple analytical procedure has been developed for the trace-level determination of lanthanides (rare-earth elements) in uranium-bearing materials by inductively coupled plasma sector-field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS). The method involves a selective extraction chromatographic separation of lanthanides using TRU™ resin followed by ICP-SFMS analysis. The limits of detection of the method proposed is in the low pg g⁻¹ range, which are approximately two orders of magnitude better than that of without chemical separation. The method was validated by the measurement of reference material and applied for the analysis of uranium ore concentrates (yellow cakes) for nuclear forensic purposes, as a potential application of the methodology.     

Determination of tin in soil by continuous hydride generation and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A method was investigated for the determination of Sn in soil samples by KOH fusion followed by continuous hydride generation coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HG-ICP-MS). Sample solutions in 3.0 M HCl were mixed in line with a solution of 2.4% NaBH₄ and 0.25 M KOH to generate stannane gas. The mixture was delivered continuously to a gas/liquid separator and the stannane gas was introduced into a Perkin-Elmer Sciex Elan 6000 ICP-MS for concentration measurements. A method detection limit of 0.45 mg/kg was sufficient for Sn levels commonly found in soil samples. Sn concentrations as low as 2.5 mg/kg were reproducibly measured in soil samples. Sample results by HG-ICP-MS agreed within ±17% relative difference to results by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and within ±6% relative difference to results by KOH fusion followed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES).     

External calibration strategy for trace element quantification in botanical samples by LA-ICP-MS using filter paper

The use of reference solutions dispersed on filter paper discs is proposed for the first time as an external calibration strategy for matrix matching and determination of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, V and Zn in plants by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The procedure is based on the use of filter paper discs as support for aqueous reference solutions, which are further evaporated, resulting in solid standards with concentrations up to 250 μg g⁻¹ of each element. The use of filter paper for calibration is proposed as matrix matched standards due to the similarities of this material with botanical samples, regarding to carbon concentration and its distribution through both matrices. These characteristics allowed the use of ¹³C as internal standard (IS) during the analysis by LA-ICP-MS. In this way, parameters as analyte signal normalization with ¹³C, carrier gas flow rate, laser energy, spot size, and calibration range were monitored. The calibration procedure using solution deposition on filter paper discs resulted in precision improvement when ¹³C was used as IS. The method precision was calculated by the analysis of a certified reference material (CRM) of botanical matrix, considering the RSD obtained for 5 line scans and was lower than 20%. Accuracy of LA-ICP-MS determinations were evaluated by analysis of four CRM pellets of botanical composition, as well as by comparison with results obtained by ICP-MS using solution nebulization after microwave assisted digestion. Plant samples of unknown elemental composition were analyzed by the proposed LA method and good agreement were obtained with results of solution analysis. Limits of detection (LOD) established for LA-ICP-MS were obtained by the ablation of 10 lines on the filter paper disc containing 40 μL of 5% HNO₃ (v v⁻¹) as calibration blank. Values ranged from 0.05 to 0.81  μg g⁻¹. Overall, the use of filter paper as support for dried aqueous standards showed to be a useful strategy for calibration and plant analysis by LA-ICP-MS.     

岩石样品中43种元素的高分辨等离子质谱测定

以ＨＮＯ３和ＨＦ高压密封溶样,选择各元素浓度分布高低兼顾的国标ＷＢＧ０７１０３和ＷＢＧ０７１０５作参考标准,以高分辨ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ仪器测定岩石样品中４０余种元素,方法检出限在０．１～１８８ｎｇ／ｇ之间,各元素相对标准偏差（ＲＳＤ,ｎ＝６）多在５％以下,方法已用于批缇岩石样品分析。     

Determination of technetium-99 in environmental samples: A review

Due to the lack of a stable technetium isotope, and the high mobility and long half-life, ⁹⁹Tc is considered to be one of the most important radionuclides in safety assessment of environmental radioactivity as well as nuclear waste management. ⁹⁹Tc is also an important tracer for oceanographic research due to the high technetium solubility in seawater as TcO₄⁻. A number of analytical methods, using chemical separation combined with radiometric and mass spectrometric measurement techniques, have been developed over the past decades for determination of ⁹⁹Tc in different environmental samples. This article summarizes and compares recently reported chemical separation procedures and measurement methods for determination of ⁹⁹Tc. Due to the extremely low concentration of ⁹⁹Tc in environmental samples, the sample preparation, pre-concentration, chemical separation and purification for removal of the interferences for detection of ⁹⁹Tc are the most important issues governing the accurate determination of ⁹⁹Tc. These aspects are discussed in detail in this article. Meanwhile, the different measurement techniques for ⁹⁹Tc are also compared with respect to advantages and drawbacks. Novel automated analytical methods for rapid determination of ⁹⁹Tc using solid extraction or ion exchange chromatography for separation of ⁹⁹Tc, employing flow injection or sequential injection approaches are also discussed.     

膜去溶-电感耦合等离子质谱测定21种国际地质标样中的银

建立了膜去溶-ICP-MS直接测定各种地质样品中微量Ag的分析方法。详细比较了采用冷却雾室和膜去溶对降低氧化物和氢氧化物干扰的情况。结果表明:采用膜去溶进样可以很好地解决测定地质样品时Zr、Nb、Y的氧化物和氢氧化物对Ag的干扰。再结合少量N2的引入还可以进一步提高Ag的检测灵敏度(4倍)和降低氧化物和氢氧化物的干扰(50%)。在冷却雾室(2℃)ICP-MS条件下,Zr的氧化物和氢氧化物产率通常在~0.5%;而采用膜去溶-ICP-MS可以降低至约0.0005%。所以,可以采用膜去溶-ICP-MS直接测定各种地质样品中的Ag。在给定的条件下,膜去溶-ICP-MS对Ag的检出限是0.0005μg/L。结合密闭高温高压消解样品的方法,测定了21种各种类型国际地质标样,确证了本法的可行性。     

原油标准物质中钒、钴、镍和铅的电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定

本文报道了电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定原油标准物质中V、Co、Ni、Pb的分析方法。优化了仪器操作参数，考察了测定中的谱干扰。所建立的方法快速、灵敏、准确。对原油标准物质进行了测定，分析结果与推荐值相吻合。方法的相对标准偏差为2％～11％。     

碱熔-ICP-AES测定电镀废弃物中的镍

采用过氧化钠分解试样,盐酸浸取,通过仪器参数的优化、共存元素干扰等实验,建立了电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定电镀废弃物中镍含量的方法。方法的测定范围ω(Ni)1.00%~10.00%。经加标回收实验,镍元素的加标回收率为99.0%~107%(n=3),方法准确可靠,完全能够满足此类物料中镍含量的检验工作。     

环境领域铊元素的分析技术研究进展EI北大核心CSCD

铊是一种剧毒的蓄积性重金属元素。伴随着含铊矿物资源的开发利用,铊向环境中的迁移已不容忽视,环境铊污染事件时有发生。铊的分析技术对铊污染的防治具有重要意义。环境领域铊的分析技术近年来也有了新的发展。重点对环境水体、土壤、大气中铊元素分析技术的近期发展进行了综述。在电感耦合等离子体-质谱(ICP-MS)、石墨炉原子吸收光谱(GF-AAS)法为主流分析手段的同时,随着铊新型富集技术的应用以及仪器性能的提升,环境铊分析技术呈现出高灵敏、高稳定性的趋势。针对环境领域铊元素分析技术的发展,提出环境样品铊的化学及赋存形态分析、铊的在线监测、与铊高效富集技术的联用以及环境固体废物中铊的分析是其重要的发展方向。     

Electrothermal vaporization-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: A versatile tool for tackling challenging samples: A critical review

In this review, the literature on the subject of electrothermal vaporization-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ETV-ICP-MS) published during the last decade is reviewed with a double purpose: an evaluation of the possibilities of this technique for dealing with very challenging analytical applications on the one hand, and the establishment of a reference guide for method development in ETV-ICP-MS on the other. First, a brief introduction, pointing out the milestones in the development of the technique will provide the reader with a better understanding of the present situation of ETV-ICP-MS and its future perspective. After a section on the basic processes occurring in the furnace and during analyte transport, a guide for method development for challenging analytical applications is proposed, based on the existing literature. Next, the latest contributions in the main application areas of the field are reviewed, with special attention to the most challenging ones: i.e. speciation, “thermal” resolution, enabling complex matrixes to be analyzed and spectral overlap to be avoided, and the direct analysis of slurries and solid samples. Finally, the advantages obtained by coupling an ETV unit to newer types of ICP-MS instrumentation, equipped with collision/reaction cells, time-of-flight (TOF) or sector field (SF) spectrometers, are also discussed.     

Determination of physiological noble metals in human urine using liquid-liquid extraction and Zeeman electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

An extremely sensitive, reliable and simple procedure is described for the determination of physiological palladium, platinum and gold in human urine. The urine samples were adjusted to pH 4 (Pd, Au) or pH 5 (Pt), followed by conversion of the analytes to their pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate complexes. These complexes were separated from the matrix by liquid-liquid extraction into 4-methyl-2-pentanone resulting in a 25-fold enrichment. Determination was by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS) using longitudinal inverse alternating current Zeeman-effect background correction. The limits of detection calculated from three standard deviations of the blank values were 20 ng l⁻¹ for Pd and Au and 70 ng l⁻¹ Pt. Within-day precision (n = 10, 5 μg l⁻¹) ranged 5.2%–7.7%. The procedure is successfully applied to determine urinary palladium, platinum and gold in nine unexposed persons. Palladium levels in urine ranged < 20–80 ng l⁻¹ (arithmetical MEAN=38.7 ng l⁻¹), while gold levels ranged < 20–130 ng l⁻¹ (36.0 ng l⁻¹). Physiological platinum levels in urine were all < 70 ng l⁻¹. The accuracy of the procedure was checked by analyzing a series of urine samples by a second independent method (magnetic sector field inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) in combination with UV photolysis.     

电感耦合等离子质谱法测定染铅猪仔的血铅、尿铅含量

利用电感耦合等离子质谱法测定染铅猪仔的血铅、尿铅含量.铅元素校正曲线的相关系数达到0.9999,方法检出限为0.08 μg/L.用冻干牛血铅、镉成分分析标准物质和冻干人尿铅成分分析标准物质验证了方法的准确性和重复性,分析结果表明,测定值与标准值基本吻合,测定值的相对标准偏差＜3.4％.用此方法分析了染铅猪仔不同时段的血...     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定固体沥青中的稀土元素

原油、沥青中的各种微量元素信息已被应用于油气勘探和油气地球化学研究,然而相关的分析方法较少,而且前处理过程繁琐。本文将微波消解法应用于沥青样品的消解,建立了微波消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定16种稀土元素的方法。不同组合消解试剂优化实验研究表明,HNO3-HF作为消解试剂效果最好,并讨论了样品量、消解条件、质谱干扰等影响因素。该方法样品处理简单,并应用于实际样品的分析,方法的精密度(RSD,n=8)小于6.2%,稀土元素检出限在0.0001~0.013μg/g之间,标准样品分析结果均在推荐值误差范围之内,为沥青类样品中稀土元素分析测定提供了新的参考方法。     

ICP－AES中无机酸效应与OH带强度相关性研究

本文用干扰因子法对ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ中无机酸的非光谱干扰进行了讨论，特别是对元素干扰因子与ＯＨ带干扰因子之间的相关性作了较深入探讨。由此建立了元素干扰因子与ＯＨ带干扰因子之间的线性回归方程，并以ＯＨ带作为通用内参比线来校正无机酸效应引起的干扰。为了验证此种校正方法是否可行，我们对不同酸浓度的人工合成样品进行校正，校正后的回收率在８０％—１２０％之间，基本符合痕量分析要求，证明此种校正方法是可行的。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱测定铜精矿及废料中痕量锇同位素

样品经过碱熔氧化和蒸馏分离处理,用冰浴水吸收ＯｓＯ４,电感耦合等离子体质谱（ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ）测定纳克量６种Ｏｓ同位素。方法检出限为０．００１８μｇ／Ｌ￣０．０１５μｇ／Ｌ,加标回收率为９３．８％￣１０９．７％。     

Determination of dissociation temperature for ArO in inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: Effects of excited electronic states and dissociation pathways

The method of comparing experimental and calculated ion ratios to determine a gas kinetic temperature (T_gas) characteristic of the origin of a polyatomic ion in inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is applied to ArO⁺. Repeated measurements of ion ratios involving this species yield erratic T_gas values. Complications arise from the predicted presence of a low-lying excited electronic state (²Π) above the ⁴Σ ground state. Omission of this excited state yields unreasonably high temperatures (> 10,000 K) for nine out of nineteen trials. Inclusion of the excited electronic state in the partition function of ArO⁺ causes temperatures to increase further. The problem appears to be related to the prediction that ArO⁺ in the ²Π excited state dissociates into Ar⁺ and O, different products than ArO^{+ 4}Σ which dissociates into Ar and O⁺. Adjustments to the calculations to account for these different products yield reasonable temperatures (2100 to 3500 K) that are consistent from day-to-day and similar to those seen for other weakly-bound polyatomic ions.