Hydrochemistry Research Papers - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

The developed strategy permits determination
in three steps of sixty-seven elements using inductively
coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Sodium,
Mg, Si, S, Cl, K, and Ca are determined in a first step;
B, Al, P, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Ag, Cd, Sb, Ba,
Hg, and Pb are determined in a second step; and Li, Be,
Ti, V, Co, Ga, Ge, Br, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Te, I, Cs,
La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu,
Hf, Ta, W, Pt, Au, Tl, Bi, Th, and U are analyzed in a third
step. The figures of merit obtained are adequate to carry
out water quality monitoring and other hydrochemical
studies, such those based in the application of hydrochemical
fingerprinting to water management.