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A radially viewed inductively coupled argon plasma was used for optical emission spectrometry of volatile species formed by reaction with NaBH4 (hydride generation). The volatile hydrides were either introduced into the plasma alone or at the same time as a sample aerosol generated by pneumatic nebulization with a commercially available Concomitant Metals Analyzer. The effects of the forward power, the presence of pre-reducing agents [(NH2)2SC, KI, KBr and hot HCl], the occurrence of easily ionized elements (Ca, K, Mg and Na) in the analyte solutions on the excitation temperature (as measured via Ar atomic lines) and the electron number density were investigated for both of the sample introduction modes applied. The detection limits and the signal-to-background intensity ratios for As, Bi, Sb, Se and Sn lines were also evalutated and were observed to deteriorate with increasing power. When simultaneous hydride generation and pneumatic nebulization was employed under optimized experimental conditions, detection limits of 3.5, 2.9, 4.3, 1.5 and 2.1 μg L−1 for As, Bi, Sb, Se and Sn, respectively, were obtained, and the intensities of the analytical lines for elements that do not form volatile hydrides were found to be 40% (Cd), 30% (Ni), 20% (Co, Cr, Fe, Mn and Zn) and 10% (Cu, Mg, V) greater than those obtained when only pneumatic nebulization was used.
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Pohl, P., Broekaert, J.A.C. Spectroscopic and analytical characteristics of an inductively coupled argon plasma combined with hydride generation with or without simultaneous introduction of the sample aerosol for optical emission spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 398, 537–545 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-3902-6
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