Sub-part-per-billion analysis of aqueous lead colloids by ArF laser induced atomic fluorescence

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 193-199

  Ho, S K ^a,b   Cheung, N H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; LEAD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL PLUMES; WATER;

ARF LASER PULSES; LASER-INDUCED ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE;

COLLOIDS;

ALLOY; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LEAD; LEAD CARBONATE; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARGON FLUORIDE LASER INDUCED ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE; ARTICLE; COLLOID; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; PLUME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM; TIME RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 11844282742     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac048764a     Document Type: Article

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