@article{34203,
  author = {José R Chirinos and Dayana D Oropeza and Jhanis J Gonzalez and Vassilia Zorba and Richard E Russo},
  title = {Analysis of Plant Leaves Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry: Use of Carbon to Compensate for Matrix Effects},
  abstract = {<p><span>Direct solid sampling by laser ablation into an inductively coupled plasma synchronous vertical dual view optical emission spectroscope (LA-SVDV-ICP-OES) was used for the elemental analysis of nutrient elements Ca, B, Mn, Mg, K, and Zn and essential (non-metallic) elements P and S in plant materials. The samples were mixed with paraffin as a binder, an approach that provides better cohesion of the particles in the pellets in addition to supplying carbon to serve as an internal standard (atomic line C I 193.027 nm) as a way to compensate for matrix effects, and/or variations in the ablation process. Precision was in the range of 1-8% relative standard deviation (RSD) with limit of detection in the range of 0.4-1 mg/kg</span><span>-1</span><span>&nbsp;and 25-640 mg/kg</span><span>-1</span><span>&nbsp;for metallic and non-metallic elements, respectively.</span></p>},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Applied Spectroscopy},
  volume = {71},
  pages = {709 - 720},
  month = {12/2016},
  issn = {0003-7028},
  doi = {10.1177/0003702816683686},
  language = {eng},
}