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Descriptions and Procedures for ICP-MS Analysis

Dissolution, Evaporation, and Dilution Procedures for ICP-MS prep

Labware Cleaning Procedures

Directions for making Varian Solutions
(Blank, Tune, Internal Standard, Detector Attenuation, and Intermediate Stocks)

Procedure for running Varian ICP-MS
(Creating a worksheet, tuning, running, and data analysis)

Descriptions and Procedures for making Agilent ICP-MS Solutions
(Tune, Internal Standard and P/A Factor)

Agilent ICP-MS Methods
(Elements analyzed and standards used)

**Procedures last updated on 10/02/08 by Gretchen Swarr**

Templates and directions for analyzing ICP-MS data

Varian ICP-MS

Standard Concentration Template : A template for determining concentrations of standards to be input to the Varian software before running samples.

Varian Template 1 : A 3 run template that can be used with any standards and 4-10 W-2 repeats.

Varian Template 2 : A 3 run template than can be used with any standards and 4-10 AGV-2 repeats.

Varian Template 3 : A 3 run template that can be used with any standards and 4-10 BHVO-2 repeats.
 

**Varian templates last updated on 06/09/09 by Gretchen Swarr**

Agilent ICP-MS

Directions for Agilent Templates

Template A : A single run template to be used when AGV-2 dilution is one of the standards used. This template has select standards removed that are problematic.

Template B : A single run template to be used when GSP-2 dilution is one of the standards used. This template has select standards removed that are problematic.

Template C : A 3 run template to be used when AGV-2 dilution is one of the standards used. This template has select standards removed that are problematic.

Template D : A 3 run template to be used when GSP-2 dilution is one of the standards used. This template has select standards removed that are problematic.

Template E : A single run template to be used when AGV-2 dilution is one of the standards used. This template includes all standards, even the problematic ones.

Template F : A single run template to be used when GSP-2 dilution is one of the standards used. This template includes all standards, even the problematic ones.

In all of the above templates In, Cs, W, and Tl are the internal standards used for correction and Ga is present in the internal standard solution but is not used for correcting the data.

**Agilent templates last updated on 06/16/09 by Gretchen Swarr**