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ICP-AES elemental analysis

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Description

Acid digestion of plant and soil samples followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry to quantify metal concentrations in tissues. Standard laboratory protocol for elemental analysis.

Typical Equipment

  • nitrile gloves
  • plastic vials
  • paper bags
  • oven
  • 2mm sieve
  • screw-top teflon vials
  • hot-plate
  • centrifuge
  • ICP-AES system

Output Measurements

  • tissue metal concentrations
  • soil metal concentrations