TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of a dynamic reaction cell (DRC) ICP-MS in chromium and iron determinations in rock, soil and terrestrial water samples
AU - Ogawa, Yasumasa
AU - Yamasaki, Shin Ichi
AU - Tsuchiya, Noriyoshi
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Despite environmental and geochemical interests, Cr and Fe have been left beyond the reach of determinations by ICP-MS due to severe interferences originating from Ar. The applicability of a dynamic reaction cell (DRC)-ICP-MS has been examined for determinations in environmental and geochemical samples. The reaction with NH3 in the DRC system provides an eligible technique to determine Cr, because of a greater improvement in the signal/noise (S/N) ratio due to an effective elimination of interferences arising from Ar (ArC, ArN and ArO), and makes it possible to analyze Cr even at sub-μg L-1 levels. As compared to non-DRC mode analyses, the DRC technique using m/z 56 appeared to be preferable for Fe determination in most terrestrial waters because of effective suppression of 40Ar16O+. In addition, the effects of cluster ions, such as 39K14N1H3+and 40Ca14N1H2+, on Fe determination were also negligibly small. Measurements using 54Fe by the DRC mode are also advantageous for Ca-rich samples, such as limestone and dolomite. 2010
AB - Despite environmental and geochemical interests, Cr and Fe have been left beyond the reach of determinations by ICP-MS due to severe interferences originating from Ar. The applicability of a dynamic reaction cell (DRC)-ICP-MS has been examined for determinations in environmental and geochemical samples. The reaction with NH3 in the DRC system provides an eligible technique to determine Cr, because of a greater improvement in the signal/noise (S/N) ratio due to an effective elimination of interferences arising from Ar (ArC, ArN and ArO), and makes it possible to analyze Cr even at sub-μg L-1 levels. As compared to non-DRC mode analyses, the DRC technique using m/z 56 appeared to be preferable for Fe determination in most terrestrial waters because of effective suppression of 40Ar16O+. In addition, the effects of cluster ions, such as 39K14N1H3+and 40Ca14N1H2+, on Fe determination were also negligibly small. Measurements using 54Fe by the DRC mode are also advantageous for Ca-rich samples, such as limestone and dolomite. 2010
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U2 - 10.2116/analsci.26.867
DO - 10.2116/analsci.26.867
M3 - Article
C2 - 20702940
AN - SCOPUS:77955739334
VL - 26
SP - 867
EP - 872
JO - Analytical Sciences
JF - Analytical Sciences
SN - 0910-6340
IS - 8
ER -