Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS): A versatile tool

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-427

  Ammann, Adrian A ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Environmental Toxicology ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Element speciation; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Sample introduction; Species identification; Total element quantitation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZERS; ION SOURCES; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ELEMENT SPECIATION; SAMPLE INTRODUCTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TOTAL ELEMENT QUANTITATION;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALT TOLERANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 34247470315     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1206     Document Type: Review

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