application examples of ICP-MS and ICP-OES

Question 1

name 3 ICP forensic applications

Answer 1

Identification of crime scene materials

• Gun shot residue
• Glass residue
• Accelerant in arson analysis

Point of origin confirmation

• juices, wines
• Gems, precious metals

Finger-printing of historical artefacts

Question 2

name 3 ICP clinical/pharmaceutical applications

Answer 2

trace metals in body fluids

trace metals in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical preparations

metals in food processing

Question 3

what classical techniques does ICP-MS complete

Answer 3

GC-MS and HPLC-DAD

Question 4

ICP-MS combines what things

Answer 4

sensitivity, specificity and speed

only requires 0.4ml of blood/urine or 25mg of hair

Question 5

when should ICP-MS be performed

Answer 5

all unexplained cases of deceased individuals when toxicological analysis is negative.

Question 6

ICP-MS conclusion

Answer 6

while in certain specific circumstances it may be most appropriate to make forensic comparisons based on a very narrowly defined particle size range,

for the majority of purposes the <150 mm fraction provides the best compromise between sample size requirements and data resolution.