Brown, R J C; Jarvis, K E*; Disch, B A*; Goddard, S L; Brown, A S (2009) Spatial inhomogeneity of metals in particulate matter on ambient air filters determined by LA-ICP-MS and comparison with acid digestion ICP-MS. J. Enviorn. Monit., 11 (11). pp. 2022-2029.

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Abstract

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) has been used to examine the spatial distribution of metals in particulate matter on ambient air filters. The implications of the inhomogeneous distribution observed for the sub-sampling of such filters for multiple analyses have been discussed. It has been shown that large biases in measured values may occur unless the position and size of the sub-sample is chosen judiciously. Additionally, LA-ICP-MS has been compared against acid digestion ICP-MS as an alternative method for the determination of metals in particulate matter. It has been shown that the majority of variation in the LA-ICP-MS sensitivity accrues from small differences in the positioning of samples.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Analytical Science Analytical Science > Trace Analysis and Electrochemistry
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2018 13:40
URI:	https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/4514