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A new HG/LT-GC/ICP-MS multi-element speciation technique for real samples in different matrices

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An improved speciation technique is presented for metal(loid)organic compounds, enabling identification and quantification of species from twelve elements: germanium, arsenic, selenium, molybdenum, tin, antimony, tellurium, iodine, tungsten, mercury, lead and bismuth. At this time it is possible to identify 29 species with boiling points between –88.5 °C and 250 °C in gaseous, liquid and solid samples in a few minutes. This study shows as an example results from measurements of soil samples from municipal waste deposits. The HG/LT-GC/ICP-MS-(hydride generation/low temperature-gas chromatography/inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) apparatus contains a home-built gas chromatograph that enables satisfactory separation of various species with a boiling point difference of ≥ 14 °C. The absolute detection limits for the elements mentioned above were below 0.7 pg.

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  1. Institut für Umweltanalytik und Angewandte Geochemie, Universität GH Essen FB 8, Universitätsstraße 3–5, 45141 Essen, , , , , , XX

    U. M. Grüter, J. Kresimon & A. V. Hirner

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Received: 29 November 1999 / Revised: 3 April 2000 / Accepted: 7 April 2000

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Grüter, U., Kresimon, J. & Hirner, A. A new HG/LT-GC/ICP-MS multi-element speciation technique for real samples in different matrices. Fresenius J Anal Chem 368, 67–72 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160000443

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