Revisiting type-A uncertainties relating to the measurement of mass fraction of lead using isotope-dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: A way of improving measurement precision and expanded uncertainty

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Lam, James Chung Wah ^a   Yip, Yiu Chung ^a   Tong, Wai Fong ^a  

^a Homantin Government Offices   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ID ICP MS; Lead isotope ratios; Precision; Q ICP MS; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849134817     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-008-0384-8     Document Type: Article

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