title: Trace elemental content of biological materials. A comparison of NAA and ICP-MS analysis.
abstract: The advantages and disadvantages of neutron activation analysis (NAA) and inductively coupled plasma-source mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for the analysis of biological materials is reviewed. Comparison is made between NAA (instrumental) and ICP-MS (conventional pneumatic solution nebulization and laser ablation) analysis of the biological reference material National Bureau of Standards (NBS) SRM 1577 Bovine Liver. Relatively good agreement is achieved between the results for the 18 elements analyzed by both techniques and those either certified or reported in the literature. Elemental concentrations for Li, Mg, Al, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Br, Rb, and Cs are also reported for IAEA Mixed Human Diet (H9), NBS SRM 909 Human Serum, and NBS SRM 1577a Bovine Liver, analyzed by solution nebulization ICP-MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Abou-Shakra
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Durrant
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002417:Cattle; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements