Recent Developments in Trace Element Analysis by ICP-AES and ICP-MS with Particular Reference to Geological and Environmental Samples

This review describes recent developments in trace element analysis using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). It aims to focus on the application of ICP techniques to geological and environmental samples. Therefore, fundamental studies in ICP-MS and ICP-AES instrumentation have largely been ignored. Whereas the majority of literature reviewed related to ICP-MS, indicating that ICP-MS is now the preferred technique for all geological analysis, there is still a steady development of ICP-AES to environmental applications. It is clear that true flexibility in elemental analysis can only be achieved by combining the advantages of both ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Two particular groups of elements (long-lived radionuclide and the platinum-group elements) stood out as warranting dedicated sections describing analytical developments these areas.     

空气滤膜采集大气浮尘样品中多元素的测定

用氢氟酸-盐酸-硝酸-高氯酸体系对空气滤膜上附着的浮尘样品进行分解,电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法、电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定溶液中15个主量和微量元素铁、铜、锌、镍、镧、铈、锂、锰、铬、镉、钴、铅、钍、铊、铀。将国家一级标准物质模拟浮尘样品加入空白滤膜进行测定,结果与标准值相符。各元素4次测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD)小于5%。     

A Compilation of Silicon and Thirty One Trace Elements Measured in the Natural River Water Reference Material SLRS-4 (NRC-CNRC)

The natural river water certified reference material SLRS-4 (NRC-CNRC, National Research Council-Conseil National de Recherches Canada) has been routinely analysed for major and trace elements by six French laboratories. Most measurements were made using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. For silicon and thirty one trace elements (rare earth elements, Ag, B, Br, Cs, Ga, Ge, Li, P, Pd, Rb, Se, Th, Ti, Tl, W, Y and Zr), no certified values are assigned by NRC-CNRC. We propose some compilation values and related uncertainties according to the results obtained by the different laboratories.     

生态地球化学评价湿沉降和悬浮物样品分析方法体系研究

探讨生态地球化学评价湿沉降、悬浮物样品分析体系中,进行多元素含量测定的分析测试新方法及样品的制备技术。根据待测元素的不同,分别采用微波消解、酸溶、碱熔等方法进行样品制备,使用原子荧光光谱法、离子选择电极法、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法、电感耦合等离子体质谱法等进行样品的测定。文章系统地建立了生态地球化学评价湿沉降、悬浮物样品的多元素分析体系,利用建立的方法对不同种类的国家标准物质进行测定,结果令人满意。     

锆石微区原位同位素和微量元素测定的新进展

文章简述了二次离子探针质谱(SIMS)、激光剥蚀等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)和激光剥蚀多接受等离子体质谱(LA-MC-ICP-MS)等3种锆石微区原位同位素和微量元素测定方法的原理和优缺点;针对U-Pb定年、铪同位素、锂同位素、多种元素的同时测定,以及仪器改进、测试方法创新、标样研发等方面的新进展进行了评述。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地下水中44个元素

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)同时测定地下水中44个元素。结果表明,ICP-MS可同时测定地下水中44个元素,方法检出限为0.002～0.981μg/L,大多数元素的精密度(RSD,n=10)均小于10%,加标回收率在90.0%～110.0%,符合中国地质调查局地质调查技术标准对无机组分测试质量控制的要求。方法应用于直接测定元素浓度范围在ng/L～mg/L级的实际地下水样品,快速、简便,结果准确。     

Comparison of Recoveries by Lead Fire Assay and Nickel Sulfide Fire Assay in the Determination of Gold/ Platinum/ Palladium and Rhenium in Sulfide Ore Samples

We compared the recovery of gold, palladium and platinum by two fire assaying procedures, using nickel sulfide and lead as collectors. The presence of appreciable amounts of sulfide minerals in the sample caused interferences in both procedures. An in-house reference sample, a reference sample of high-grade sulfide ore and samples of high sulfide content from the Recsk porphyry copper ore in Hungary were analysed by both methods. The elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission (ICP-AES) and/or inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). It was found that for the sulfide ore samples, the recoveries of Au and Pd are sometimes lower by nickel sulfide fire assay than by lead fire assay. Recovery of Re by nickel sulfide fire assay was found to be low: the average recovery of five repeated analyses of the reference sample NIST SRM 330 was 9% with a relative standard deviation of 48%. Increasing the amount of S in the fusion flux gave better recovery.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质样品中稀散元素铬镓铟碲铊

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱技术,研究了地质样品中稀散元素铬、镓、铟、碲、铊含量的质谱分析方法。研究确定了最佳测定酸度、干扰元素的校正方法,结果令人满意。方法检出限为0.001 3~0.063μg/g,精密度(RSD,n=11)为2.00%~4.87%,优于其他方法,具有较好的灵敏度。方法快速、简便,结果准确,可用于地质样品中稀散元素铬、镓、铟、碲、铊含量的分析,适用于批量样品的快速测定。     

高钙碳酸盐地质样品中铜镍的测定

用电感耦合等离子体质谱法和电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定高钙碳酸盐样品中的铜和镍。通过试验分析了高钙碳酸盐样品中钙对铜、镍测定的影响,并确定其影响因子,提出两套检测高钙碳酸盐样品中铜、镍的方案。方法经国家标准物质验证,测定值与标准值相符;相对标准偏差(RSD,n=10)两元素均小于2%。     

Trace Element Determination by ICP-AES and ICP-MS: Developments and Applications Reported During 2004 and 2005

This review describes significant developments in trace element determination using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) that were reported in 2004 and 2005. It focuses on the application of ICP techniques to geological and environmental samples; fundamental studies in ICP-MS and ICP-AES instrumentation are not included. The literature reviewed indicated that the majority of new publications concerned advances in ICP-MS analysis rather than ICP-AES. However, ICP-AES developments are still being published, particularly in the areas of sample preconcentration and sample introduction. The trend in increasing publication of developments in hyphenated speciation techniques looks set to persist as knowledge of elemental speciation becomes critical for many environmental studies. Collision or reactions cells were the most reported technique for spectral interference removal in ICP-MS, probably reflecting the growing adoption of cell instruments in laboratories during the last few years.     

Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Geological Reference Materials: A Comparative Study by INAA and ICP-MS

Data was obtained for the rare earth elements (REE) by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in twenty geological reference materials. In general, the precision obtained by ICP-MS is better for the light REE, decreasing with increasing atomic number. This is partly a result of the occurrence of the heavy REE at low concentrations. The precision of the data obtained by INAA is good (5% RSD). The data obtained also showed that for the elements determined by both methods, the accuracy is similar for the light REE and better for the middle and heavy REEs by INAA. Higher uncertainty is achieved by ICP-MS mainly for elements at very low concentrations, occurring at about ten times the chondritic values.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地下水中锑的不确定度评定

采用不确定度连续传递模型对电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地下水中锑元素含量进行不确定度评定,并采用x、y的相对差,对标准曲线进行双误差回归。结果表明,水样中锑含量越低,其相对不确定度越大,且标准曲线的拟合过程引入的不确定度对其总不确定度有较大的贡献率,这与实验室中的实际测试情况相吻合。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法分析汤岗子热矿泥白粉中的矿物元素

对汤岗子热矿泥白粉中矿物元素进行分析研究。采用微波消解法处理样品,运用电感耦合等离子体质谱法对汤岗子热矿泥白粉中钠、镁、钾、钙、铁、锌、锰、铜、硒、锗、钼、铬、铝、镍、砷、汞、铅等17个矿物元素进行分析。结果表明,在优化实验条件下,方法检出限为0.000279 9~14.66μg/L,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为0.18%~6.20%,回收率为91.1%~108.2%。汤岗子热矿泥白粉中含有丰富的矿物元素。     

LA-ICP-MS硅酸盐矿物原位微区分析方法研究

建立了一种利用New Wave UP 213 nm激光和ThermoFisher X Series2四极杆等离子体质谱法直接测定硅酸盐矿物中54种元素的分析方法。该方法以40Ca为内标、玻璃标准参考物质NIST SRM 610为外标,通过调节载气流量、激光频率、激光能量、激光剥蚀斑径降低元素分馏效应,并对NIST SRM 612进行测定,测定结果满足分析要求,54种元素的相对标准偏差大都低于10%,可应用于地质学分析研究。     

DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN 11 CHINESE GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE MATERIALS BY ICP-MS

More than 40 trace elements in 11 Chinese geological reference materials (stream sediments) GSD-1 to GSD-7 and GSD-9 to GSD-12 were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Open acid digestions were used to prepare samples for the determination of most elements. However, for the measurement of Y, Zr and Hf, it was found necessary to use an alkali fusion in order to make fully quantitative measurements. The results obtained in this work are generally in good agreement with the recommended values from the sub-ppm level to > several hundred ppm and illustrate the versatility of the technique, particularly for some less well characterised elements.     

Determination of Bromine and Iodine in Twenty-three Geochemical Reference Materials by ICP-MS

Trace amounts (from nanogram to microgram levels) of bromine and iodine were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in twenty-three geochemical reference materials issued by the GSJ, USGS, IAEA etc. The pyrohydrolysis technique was used to separate bromine and iodine from samples analysed in the form of powder. The accuracy and precision of the experimental values were assessed by the comparative analysis of well established reference materials such as USGS AGV-1, BCR-1 and IGGE GBW07312. The measured values agreed well with reported values within a 10% error range. We also report reliable new data for these elements in these geochemical reference materials.     

密闭消解电感耦合等离子体质谱法同时测定苹果中多元素含量及其分布

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱,硝酸-氢氟酸-双氧水增压密闭消解样品,实现了苹果中43种元素含量的同时测定。比较了采取干样和鲜样进行多元素同时测定时的相关性,干样和鲜样中元素比值为0.9~1.1,证实了干样和鲜样测定结果具有很好的一致性。各元素的检出限在0.000 9~2.862 0μg/L,相对标准偏差为1.13%~3.45%。比较了不同元素在果皮和果肉中的分布,结果表明:果皮中的元素含量明显高于果肉,稀土元素在果皮富集明显。     

锍镍试金-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定硫铁矿中铂族元素

锍镍试金常用于富集常规地质样品中的铂族元素(PGEs);而用于富集硫铁矿中的PGEs鲜有报道。硫铁矿中硫和铁的含量较高,采用常规的试金配方不能得到较好的锍扣,影响下一步样品的溶解和过滤。本文对锍镍试金-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定硫铁矿中PGEs的流程进行改进。针对硫铁矿中硫和铁含量高的特点,在不减少称样量的情况下,调整常规锍镍试金中的试剂配方,获得了理想的锍扣和熔渣,使锍扣富集PGEs的能力达到最佳,且避免了由于反应时间过长而造成PGEs损失。同时利用硫化铁易剥落和粉化的特点,省去了锍扣的机械粉碎工序,简化了流程,避免了碎扣时的机械损失和样品间可能的交叉污染。结果表明,高含量的铁对PGEs的测定无显著影响。加标回收试验显示PGEs全流程回收率大于94%。按10 g取样量计算,方法检出限分别为Ru 0.018 ng/g,Rh 0.017ng/g,Pd 0.18 ng/g,Os 0.019 ng/g,Ir 0.013 ng/g,Pt 0.11 ng/g。实际样品分析和加标回收试验表明,改进后的锍镍试金-电感耦合等离子体质谱测定流程可以满足大多数硫铁矿中PGEs的测定要求。     

Groundwater arsenic distribution in South-western Uruguay

This is the first specific information regarding arsenic distribution of groundwater in SW Uruguay. Twenty-eight wells were sampled on the aquifers of Mercedes, Raigón and Chuy in five localities. The pH, specific conductivity and temperature were determined in the field. The hydrochemical characterization (major and trace elements) was carried out by both inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The occurring arsenic concentrations exceed the recommended threshold for drinking water of the World Health Organization (10 μg/l of As) in 22 samples, with more than 50 μg/l of As in two cases. The median, minimum and maximum concentrations were 0.1, 16.9 and 58.0 μg/l of As, respectively. The studied aquifers present a horizontal and a vertical variation of the concentrations as a whole as well as individually. The highest values were observed in the Mercedes Aquifer in the areas near the Uruguay River.