Current role of ICP-MS in clinical toxicology and forensic toxicology: a metallic profile.
As metal/metalloid exposure is inevitable owing to its omnipresence, it may exert toxicity in humans. Recent advances in metal/metalloid analysis have been made moving from flame atomic absorption spectrometry and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry to the multi-elemental inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques as ICP atomic emission spectrometry and ICP-MS. ICP-MS has now emerged as a major technique in inorganic analytical chemistry owing to its flexibility, high sensitivity and good reproducibility. This in depth review explores the ICP-MS metallic profile in human toxicology. It is now routinely used and of great importance, in clinical toxicology and forensic toxicology to explore biological matrices, specifically whole blood, plasma, urine, hair, nail, biopsy samples and tissues.
Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Rouen, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen CEDEX 1, France.
Jean-Pierre
JP
Goullé
Elodie
E
Saussereau
Loïc
L
Mahieu
Michel
M
Guerbet
D053000:Analytic Sample Preparation Methods; D019963:Clinical Chemistry Tests / Q000379:methods*; D053593:Forensic Toxicology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity*
D008670:Metals