Simultaneous determination of major, minor and trace elements in biocarbonates by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2002 Dec;374(7-8):1338-40. doi: 10.1007/s00216-002-1633-z. Epub 2002 Nov 12.

Abstract

A method was developed for simultaneous determination of major (Ca), minor (Mg and Sr) and trace (Ba and U) elements in biocarbonates by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The method precision (RSD%) is 0.73% for Ca, 0.77% for Mg, 0.59% for Sr, 2.02% for Ba, 1.13% for U, 0.67% for Mg/Ca, 0.27% for Sr/Ca, 2.06% for Ba/Ca and 1.23% for U/Ca. The ratio precision suggests that ICP-MS is satisfactory for obtaining multi-ratio data from biocarbonates. This technique was applied to 67 continuous coral samples.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / chemistry
  • Carbonates / chemistry*
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Metals / analysis*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Carbonates
  • Metals