title: A new HG/LT-GC/ICP-MS multi-element speciation technique for real samples in different matrices.
abstract: An improved speciation technique is presented for metal(loid)organic compounds, enabling identification and quantification of species from twelve elements: germanium, arsenic, selenium, molybdenum, tin, antimony, tellurium, iodine, tungsten, mercury, lead and bismuth. At this time it is possible to identify 29 species with boiling points between -88.5 degrees C and 250 C in gaseous, liquid and solid samples in a few minutes. This study shows as an example results from measurements of soil samples from municipal waste deposits. The HG/LT-GC/ICP-MS-(hydride generation/low temperature-gas chromatography/inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry) apparatus contains a home-built gas chromatograph that enables satisfactory separation of various species with a boiling point difference of > or = 14 degrees C. The absolute detection limits for the elements mentioned above were below 0.7 pg.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Umweltanalytik und Angewandte Geochemie, Universität GH Essen FB 8.
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Grüter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kresimon
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hirner
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods*; D004602:Elements; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D012987:Soil; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004602:Elements; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D012987:Soil