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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