Analytical procedures for the determination of selected trace elements in peat and plant samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1277-1289

  Krachler, Michael ^a   Mohl, Carola ^b   Emons, Hendrik ^b   Shotyk, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoclave; Digestion; ICP QMS; Peat; Plant; Trace elements; Ultrasonic nebulization

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AUTOCLAVES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MICROWAVE HEATING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRACE ELEMENTS;

ULTRASONIC NEBULIZATION;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0036667214     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0584-8547(02)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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