Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
An ICP Mass Spec is an instrument that passes nebulized samples into an inductively-coupled gas plasma (8-10000 K) where they are atomized and ionized. Ions of specific mass-to-charge ratios are quantified in a quadrupole mass spectrometer.
Acidified samples were determined for dissolved Fe, Mn, Cd, Cu, and Zn using Mg(OH)2 co-precipitation method coupled to isotope dilution and by means of a multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. The method is a modified version of Wu and Boyle (1997 and 1998).