Trace Elements Determination by Using Modern Accessories and Modern ICP-MS

Fiana Mirkin, PerkinElmer, Israel
Riccardo MAGARINI, Support, PerkinElmer (Italia), Milano, Italy

Determining trace elements in environmental samples may be difficult for samples having high total dissolved solids and requiring low detection limits. And new challenges may be raised by the process of understanding the natural physical form of these elements.

Fast-FIAS-ICP-MS is a new implementation of a well-established technique. It enables the handling of high total dissolved solid samples without the need for additional dilution by the analyst, thereby saving on analyst time and minimizing potential human errors. The same flexible accessory can be used for determining elements at ultra-trace concentration levels in seawater, allowing for an automated sample clean-up and pre-concentration to provide a simple, repeatable and accurate solution to this task.

Over the last years has grown rapidly the interest in the fate of nano-particles in the environment.  Nano particles have found a widespread use by many industries, and as such discharged in our environment.  Modern ICP-MS systems are capable of high speed data acquisition and nano detection capabilities, and detecting these nano-particles in the environment is a critical step in the path of understanding the impact of these discharges on the fauna and flora of our planet.

In this presentations examples are reported on using the latest technologies introduced to answer the above reported challenges.