Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Deb Driscoll, Instructional Support Specialist
115 Baker Laboratory
470-4844, Fax: 470-4773
debdris@esf.edu
SUNY-ESF has recently acquired a Perkin Elmer Elan drc-e Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer. Again, up to 70 elements of the periodic table can be detected and quantified in solution. This quadrupole mass spectrometer is over 100 times as sensitive as an emission spectrometer, capable of sub ppb to ppm levels of analyses in aqueous samples. The technique is especially suited to the analysis of As, Se, and Pb. Dissolved solids levels are limited to high ppm levels, but the sensitivity of this technique often makes dilution a feasible means of reducing dissolved solids.
In ICP-MS an argon plasma again evaporates the solvent, vaporizes the sample and atomizes the sample. Plasma conditions are optimized to ionize the sample. The ions are introduced into a mass analyzer and separated and collected according to their mass to charge ratio.The intensity of the signal at the selected mass is converted to an elemental concentration by comparison with concentration standards.
Sample Submission/Analysis
Analytical and Technical Services analyzes samples from an array of customers including academic researchers within ESF and from other regional institutions, government agencies, and private enterprises.
Customers interested in this service are strongly encouraged to contact us during the earliest stages of their project. This facilitates the best possible experiment design and analytical results in a timely manner.
Contact Deb Driscoll at debdris@esf.edu or 315-470-4844 for rate information.
