Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is applied at natural atmosphere to compare the quantitative analysis performances of the toxic heavy metal element lead (Pb) in Pu’er tea leaves, determined by three calibration methods: the external standard method, the internal standard method, and the multiple linear regression method. The Pb I line at 405.78 nm is chosen as the analytical spectral line to perform the calibration. The linear correlation coefficients (R 2) of the predicted concentrations versus the standard reference concentrations determined by the three methods are 0.97916, 0.98462, and 0.99647, respectively. The multiple linear regression method gives the best performance with respect to average relative errors (ARE = 2.69%), maximum relative errors (MRE = 4.94%), average relative standard deviations (ARSD = 9.69%) and maximum relative standard deviations (MRSD = 24.44%) of the predicted concentrations of Pb in eight samples, compared to the other two methods. It is shown that the multiple linear regression method is more accurate and stable in predicting concentrations of Pb in Pu’er tea leaf samples.
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Abstract of article is published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 84, No. 1, p. 171, January–February, 2017.
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Wang, J., Shi, M., Zheng, P. et al. Quantitative Analysis of Lead in Tea Samples by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. J Appl Spectrosc 84, 188–193 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-017-0448-9
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