Analysis of natural waters with an automated inductively-coupled plasma spectrometer system

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6149851

Peck, E S; Langhorst, Jr, A L; O'Brien, D W

A commercial ICP spectrometer system has been automated to provide unattended operation and data collection following initializing commands and loading of the sample changer. Automation is provided by a microcomputer which permits interconnection of a sample changer, a card reader, a high-speed printer terminal, a dual floppy disk drive, and the spectrometer's basic computer. Application of the system to the analysis of natural water samples is described. Accuracy and precision data both for short and long periods as determined with standard and reference water samples is presented. Analytical data presentation formats can be altered with the system. Some aspects of data handling and manipulation external to the system are outlined.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6149851
• Report Number(s): UCRL-81043; CONF-7810105-1; TRN: 79-009212
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. annual meeting Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Boston, MA, USA, 30 Oct 1978
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ALUMINIUM
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
ARSENIC
BORON
CADMIUM
CALCIUM
COBALT
COPPER
IRON
LITHIUM
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
POTASSIUM
WATER
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ACCURACY
EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SENSITIVITY
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
METALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEMIMETALS
SPECTROSCOPY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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