A practical guide to ICP emission spectrometry, updated with information on the latest developments and applications

The revised and updated third edition of ICP Emission Spectrometry contains all the essential information needed for successful ICP OES analyses. In addition, the third edition reflects the most recent developments and applications in the field. Filled with illustrative examples and written in a user-friendly style, the book contains material on the instrumentation instructions on how to develop effective methods.

Throughout the text, the author--a noted expert on the topic--incorporates typical questions and problems and provides checklists and detailed instructions for implementation. The third edition includes 10 new chapters that cover recent progress in both the application and methodology of the technology. New information on plasma, the optics, and the detector of the spectrometer is also highlighted. This revised third edition:

• Contains fresh chapters on the newest developments
• Presents several new chapters on plasma as well as the optics and the detector of the spectrometer
• Offers a helpful troubleshooting guide as well as examples of practical applications
• Includes myriad illustrative examples

Written for lab technicians, students, environmental chemists, water chemists, soil chemists, soil scientists, geochemists, and materials scientists, ICP Emission Spectrometry, Third Edition continues to offer the basics for successful ICP OES analyses and has been updated with the latest developments and applications.