Development of methods based on ICP-mass spectrometry for the determination, speciation and isotopic analysis of metals and oxy-anions in an environmental context

Since its introduction in 1980, ICP-MS evolved from a lab-built instrument to a family of commercially available analytical techniques, ranging from single-collector quadrupole mass filter units (ICP-QMS) to single-collector and multi-collector sector-field based ICP-MS instruments with high mass resolution capabilities. The versatility of ICP-MS units as (i) environmental regulatory monitoring tool for the determination of major and trace elements, (ii) elemental-specific detector in the context of hyphenation with different separation techniques and (iii) mass spectrometer for the determinat... Mehr ...