Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry is a technique that is capable of determining most elements at trace (2-100 parts per million), minor (0.01-0.5 percent), and major (greater than 0.5 percent) concentrations. The sample first must be dissolved and presented to the instrument as a solution. Water solutions can be analyzed directly or after preconcentration. Up to 44 elements can be determined simultaneously as a semiquantitative analysis. Specific elements can be determined quantitatively with high precision and accuracy. The method has been applied to a wide variety of exploration and geochemical studies involving major, minor, and trace element analysis of water; fluid extracts; extractable pathfinder elements; plants; coal; shale; and rock and minerals. -Authors
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Lichte, F. E., Golightly, D. W., & Lamothe, P. J. (1987). Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. US Geological Survey Bulletin, 1770. https://doi.org/10.5956/jriet.10.349
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