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ANALYTICAL METHODS
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 564-569Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c1ay05577a
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- NSF
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [0923080] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Laser ablation (LA) was used with double focusing sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for direct elemental analysis of green leaves from seven species of desert plants. Pressed leaf standards (n = 7) were used as matrix matched standards for calibration and quality assurance. Nine elements (Mg, Ca, Mn, Cu, Sr, Cd, Ba, Hg and Pb) were determined in low mass resolution (m/Delta m approximate to 400). Data was collected for three ablation line scans starting from near the stem to the tip of the leaf. The 213 nm laser ablation system was operated at the full energy setting (100%), with a repetition rate of 20 Hz, a spot size of 100 mu m, and a scan rate of 50 mu m min(-1). Pressed cellulose was used for estimating detection limits, which were found to vary between 0.04 and 26 mu g g(-1) for Pb and Ca, respectively. Results suggest that the calibration approach is feasible for some elements (Mg, Ca, Mn, Cu, Sr, Cd, Ba) but problematic for others (Pb, Hg). Although somewhat element dependent, desert willow, autumn sage and brittle bush tended to have the highest concentrations of the elements monitored. Overall, LA-ICP-MS is a useful method for quantifying (in situ) the distribution of many elements in plant leaves.
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