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Ralph Sturgeon on Current Issues in Atomic Spectroscopy
Ralph Sturgeon of the National Research Council Canada, the winner of the 2012 Lester W. Strock Award, discusses current issues in atomic spectroscopy, including sample introduction, speciation, isotope analysis, and the analysis of nanomaterials. MORE » |
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New Imaging Technique Reveals Structure of Bacterial Biofilms
A new imaging technique developed at the University of California, Berkeley, for the first time reveals the structure of the bacterial biofilms that are responsible for many infectious diseases. MORE » |
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What atomic spectroscopy (elemental analysis) application area is the main focus in your laboratory?
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| On Demand Webcast |
Possibilities and Limitations of ICP Spectroscopy for Trace Analysis
Speaker: Jose-Luis Todolí, professor, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, University of Alicante (Alicante, Spain)
This is a FREE streaming audio Webcast and does not require a phone line. If you have any questions regarding this Webcast, please contact Jamie Carpenter, jcarpenter@advanstar.com
Inductively coupled plasma spectrometry comprises atomic emission (ICP-AES) and mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) techniques. Whereas the former appears to be more robust, the latter shows excellent limits of detection that may be close to the parts-per-trillion or parts-per-quadrillion level. However, matrix effects are an important issue in both cases. Nonspectral interferences, unwanted effects from the plasma itself, degradation in the thermal characteristics of the plasma “space charge effect,” spectral interferences, and possible remedies, will be discussed.
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