Determination of As, Cd, Pb and Tl in coal by electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using slurry sampling and external calibration against aqueous standards

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-26

  Borges, Daniel L G ^a   Welz, Bernhard ^a,b   José Curtius, Adilson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerosol carrier; Coal; Electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Ruthenium modifier; Slurry sampling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250878466     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-006-0730-7     Document Type: Article

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