Interlaboratory evaluation of a standardized inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry method for the determination of trace elements in air filter samples: Preliminary results

Analytical Methods

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1823-1826

  Ashley, Kevin ^a   Brisson, Michael J ^b   Howe, Alan M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Savannah River Nuclear Solutions   (United States)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTM INTERNATIONAL; CELLULOSE ESTERS; CONSENSUS STANDARDS; CONTRACT LABORATORIES; FILTER SAMPLE; HOT PLATES; INTERLABORATORY STUDIES; METHOD VALIDATIONS; MICROWAVE DIGESTION; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION PROCEDURE; STANDARD TEST METHOD; WORKPLACE AIR;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ESTERS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LABORATORIES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROWAVE FILTERS; STANDARDS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR FILTERS;

EID: 78650369750     PISSN: 17599660     EISSN: 17599679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0ay00377h     Document Type: Article

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