Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy

Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), also referred to as Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), is a type of emission spectroscopy that uses a plasma (e.g. inductively coupled plasma) to produce excited atoms that emit electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength characteristic of a particular element.^[1]^[2] The intensity of this emission is indicative of the concentration of the element within the sample.

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Applications

Examples of the application of ICP-AES include the determination of metals in wine,^[3] arsenic in food,^[4] and trace elements bound to proteins.^[5]

References

^ Stefánsson A, Gunnarsson I, Giroud N (2007). "New methods for the direct determination of dissolved inorganic, organic and total carbon in natural waters by Reagent-Free Ion Chromatography and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry". Anal. Chim. Acta 582 (1): 69-74. doi:10.1016/j.aca.2006.09.001. PMID 17386476.
^ Mermet, J. M. (2005). "Is it still possible, necessary and beneficial to perform research in ICP-atomic emission spectrometry?". J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 20: 11-16. doi:10.1039/b416511j. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ Aceto M, Abollino O, Bruzzoniti MC, Mentasti E, Sarzanini C, Malandrino M (2002). "Determination of metals in wine with atomic spectroscopy (flame-AAS, GF-AAS and ICP-AES); a review". Food additives and contaminants 19 (2): 126-33. PMID 11820494.
^ Benramdane L, Bressolle F, Vallon JJ (1999). "Arsenic speciation in humans and food products: a review". Journal of chromatographic science 37 (9): 330-44. PMID 10497786.
^ Ma R, McLeod CW, Tomlinson K, Poole RK (2004). "Speciation of protein-bound trace elements by gel electrophoresis and atomic spectrometry". Electrophoresis 25 (15): 2469-77. doi:10.1002/elps.200405999. PMID 15300764.