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EPA IO [Inorganic] Compendium Method IO-3.5: Determination of Metals in Ambient Particulate Matter Using Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

This document is included in Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM). 

Citation:

U.S. EPA. 1999. "IO Compendium Method IO-3.5: Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Compounds in Ambient Air: Determination of Metals in Ambient Particulate Matter Using Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)." EPA/625/R-96/010a. Cincinnati, OH.

Description:

Analytical Method

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for analysis of compounds containing arsenic, osmium, vanadium and thallium, as the total metal component in prepared air samples.

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