Practical Guide to ICP-MS
A Tutorial for Beginners, Third Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 25. April 2013
Book
Hardback
446 pages
978-1-4665-5543-3 (ISBN)
Description
Written by a field insider with over 20 years experience in product development, application support, and field marketing for an ICP-MS manufacturer, the third edition of Practical Guide to ICP-MS: A Tutorial for Beginners provides an updated reference that was written specifically with the novice in mind. It presents a compelling story about ICP-MS and what it has to offer, showing this powerful ultra trace-element technique in the way it was intended-a practical solution to real-world problems.
New to the third edition:
New chapter: Emerging ICP-MS Application Areas - covers the three most rapidly growing areas: analysis of flue gas desulfurization wastewaters, fully automated analysis of seawater samples using online chemistry procedures, and characterization of engineered nanoparticles
Discussion of all the new technology commercialized since the second edition.
An updated glossary of terms with more than 100 new entries
Examination of nonstandard sampling accessories, which are important for enhancing the practical capabilities of ICP-MS
Insight into additional applications in the environmental, clinical/biomedical, and food chemistry fields as well as new directives from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) on determining impurities in pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements using Chapters <232>, <233> and <2232>
Description of the most important analytical factors for selecting an ICP-MS system, taking into consideration more recent application demands
This reference describes the principles and application benefits of ICP-MS in a clear manner for laboratory managers, analytical chemists, and technicians who have limited knowledge of the technique. In addition, it offers much-needed guidance on how best to evaluate capabilities and compare with other trace element techniques when looking to purchase commercial ICP-MS instrumentation.
New to the third edition:
New chapter: Emerging ICP-MS Application Areas - covers the three most rapidly growing areas: analysis of flue gas desulfurization wastewaters, fully automated analysis of seawater samples using online chemistry procedures, and characterization of engineered nanoparticles
Discussion of all the new technology commercialized since the second edition.
An updated glossary of terms with more than 100 new entries
Examination of nonstandard sampling accessories, which are important for enhancing the practical capabilities of ICP-MS
Insight into additional applications in the environmental, clinical/biomedical, and food chemistry fields as well as new directives from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) on determining impurities in pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements using Chapters <232>, <233> and <2232>
Description of the most important analytical factors for selecting an ICP-MS system, taking into consideration more recent application demands
This reference describes the principles and application benefits of ICP-MS in a clear manner for laboratory managers, analytical chemists, and technicians who have limited knowledge of the technique. In addition, it offers much-needed guidance on how best to evaluate capabilities and compare with other trace element techniques when looking to purchase commercial ICP-MS instrumentation.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the First Edition"Any new user of ICP-MS or anyone contemplating entering the field will find the Practical Guide to ICP-MS an essential first step. This book demystifies ICP-MS and shows readers just how accessible a technique it really is. ... [It] is written clearly and is well organized. ... As a practitioner of ICP-MS for more than 20 years, I highly recommend this book as a primer to students, new users, laboratory managers, and users of ICP-MS data. The price of the book is well worth investing for Chapter 20 alone, which deals with the selection criteria for instrument purchase. More-experienced users and teachers will find that this book is a useful source of information on the current state of ICP-MS and its place in analytical atomic spectrometry."
-Spectroscopy Magazine"This book will be particularly useful to students and analytical chemists who are about to use an ICP-MS, and also those in management who might have a basic understanding of atomic spectroscopic techniques but not necessarily ICP-MS. ... [The author] hoped the book might find a place on the analyst's desk or by the instrument and would be well used. Indeed, this is where my copy will probably be found."
-The Analyst
"... a valuable introduction to the subject for anyone interested in ICP-MS. ... [a] highly informative book ... . "
-Today's Chemist at Work"...[this book] highlights everything from basic component descriptions and features to guidelines describing where and when...ICP-MS is most appropriately employed....I look forward to seeing this book used in many training programs, classrooms, and analysis laboratories."
-Ramon M. Barnes, Director, University Research Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
168 s/w Abbildungen, 63 s/w Tabellen
63 Tables, black and white; 168 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1320 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4665-5543-3 (9781466555433)
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Person
Robert J. Thomas, GRIC, FRSC is principal of Scientific Solutions, a consulting company based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, that serves the application, training, and technical writing needs of the trace element analysis user community. He has worked in the field of atomic spectroscopy (AS) for almost 40 years, with over 20 years' experience in ICP-MS applications, product development, and sales and marketing support at Perkin Elmer Instruments, Inc. He has written more than 80 technical publications covering a wide variety of atomic spectroscopic subject matter, from the fundamental principles of the technique, to articles solving real-world application problems with AA, ICP-OES, and ICP-MS analytical instrumentation.
Content
An Overview of ICP-MS. Principles of Ion Formation. Sample Introduction. Plasma Source. Interface Region. Ion-Focusing System. Mass Analyzers: Quadrupole Technology. Mass Analyzers: Double-Focusing Magnetic Sector Technology. Mass Analyzers: Time-of-Flight Technology. Mass Analyzers: Collision/Reaction Cell and Interface Technology. Ion Detectors. Peak Measurement Protocol. Methods of Quantitation. Review of Interferences. Sample Preparation. Routine Maintenance. Alternative Sample Introduction Techniques. Coupling ICP-MS with Chromatographic Techniques for Trace Element Speciation. Common ICP-MS Applications. Emerging ICP-MS Application Areas. Comparing ICP-MS with Other Atomic Spectroscopic Techniques. How to Select an ICP Mass Spectrometer: Some Important Analytical Considerations. Final Thoughts. Useful Contact Information. Glossary of ICP-MS Terms. References. Index.