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.
5 mL eluant from each sample was analyzed for a suite of trace metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Cd, Pb) by HR-ICPMS (Thermo Element XR).