Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1039/d1ja00112d |
| Title (Primary) | An investigation into LA-spICP-ToF-MS uses for in situ measurement of environmental multi-elemental nanoparticles |
| Author | Holbrook, T.R.; Gallot-Duval, D.; Reemtsma, T.; Wagner, S. |
| Source Titel | Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry |
| Year | 2021 |
| Department | ANA |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Page From | 2107 |
| Page To | 2115 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T9 Healthy Planet |
| Supplements | Supplement |
| Abstract | Characterization and investigation into complex nano-fraction particle samples have traditionally been done using nebulizer single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (neb-spICP-MS). Here a method was developed and tested for the direct analysis of multi-elemental particles (MEPs) in sediment samples using laser ablation (LA-spICP-ToF-MS). A comparison between the neb-spICP-ToF-MS and LA-spICP-ToF-MS was made to determine possible differences and advantages of the techniques using standard AgAu core–shell particles and environmental samples obtained via cloud point extraction procedures of a road runoff sedimentation basin. Using the results obtained by this method comparison, comparison metrics were then used to test the usability of LA-spICP-ToF-MS on unextracted sediment. Three main groups of signals were identified, overly abundant signals which cannot be used for single-particle analysis at the chosen measurement parameters, highly abundant signals that when compared with the two previous methods produced comparable results for elemental ratios and single-particle fingerprinting. Lastly, low abundant well-defined elements such as the platinum group elements (PGEs) were ideally suited for measurement from unextracted sediment. The introduced LA-spICP-ToF-MS is likely suitable for the analysis of MEPs for groups 2 and 3 in sediment samples with minimal sample preparation (sediment homogenization, drying, and distribution of sediment on tape) and capable of MEP source allocation for the reported element groups. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=25067 |
| Holbrook, T.R., Gallot-Duval, D., Reemtsma, T., Wagner, S. (2021): An investigation into LA-spICP-ToF-MS uses for in situ measurement of environmental multi-elemental nanoparticles J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 36 (10), 2107 - 2115 10.1039/d1ja00112d |
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