Overview of hyphenated techniques using an ICP-MS detector with an emphasis on extraction techniques for measurement of metalloids by HPLC-ICPMS

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 15-31

  Maher, William ^a   Krikowa, Frank ^a   Ellwood, Michael ^b   Foster, Simon ^a   Jagtap, Rajani ^a   Raber, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Extraction; Hyphenated ICPMS; Metalloids; Plants and animal tissues; Species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867863948     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.03.017     Document Type: Review

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