Analysis of Plant Tissue and Grains

Plant Tissue and Grain samples include: Plant Roots, Stems and Leaves, Wheat, Corn and Rice, etc.

%Recoveries of Elements in NIST Standard Reference Materials

SRM 1547 (Peach Leaves) and 1573 (Tomato Leaves)


(Uncertainties are shown at the 95% confidence level)
Element M/Z Unit Certified Value 1547 %Recoveries Certified Value 1573 %Recoveries
Al 27 �g/g 249 � 8 103 � 1.8 1200 ** 97.1 � 8
As 75 �g/g 0.06 � 0.018 < D.L. 0.27 � 0.05 100 � 0.4
Ba 137 �g/g 124 � 4 100 � 2 57 � 9* 116 � 4
Ca 43 mg/g 15.6 � 0.2 103 � 1 30.0 � 0.3 106 � 1
Cd 114 �g/g 0.026 � 0.003 122 � 7 2.5 � 0.2* 104 � 0.1
Co 59 �g/g 0.07 ** 99.1 � 3.5 0.525 � 0.046* 92.6 � 1
Cr 53 �g/g 1 ** 97.3 � 2.7 4.5 � 0.5 104 � 2
Cu 65 �g/g 3.7 � 0.4 109 � 6 11 � 1 91.5 � 2
Fe 57 �g/g 218 � 14 94.9 � 2 690 � 25 94.3 � 1
Mn 55 �g/g 98 � 3 97.3 � 2 238 � 7 95.8 � 0.7
Mo 98 �g/g 0.06 � 0.008 84.7 � 5 0.53 � 0.09* 100 � 2
Ni 60 �g/g 0.69 � 0.09 95.1 � 6 1.3 � 0.2* 91.9 � 2
Pb 208 �g/g 0.87 � 0.03 101 � 3 6.3 � 0.3 96.4 � 5.6
Sb 121 �g/g 0.02 ** 114 � 4 0.036 � 0.007* 88.6 � 4
Se 77 �g/g 0.12 � 0.009 < D.L. 0.054 � 0.006* < D.L.
Sr 88 �g/g 53 � 4 108 � 1 44.9 � 0.3 100 � 0.6
Th 232 �g/g 0.05 ** 112 � 6 0.17 � 0.03 86.9 � 7
U 238 �g/g 0.015 ** 95.3 � 6 0.061 � 0.003 80.0 � 10
V 51 �g/g 0.37 � 0.03 103 � 1 1.2 � 0.2* 124 � 1
Zn 66 �g/g 17.9 � 0.4 97.8 � 4 62 � 6 91.5 � 1
** Non-certified Values
* Consensus Values


Reference:

  1. Microwave Digestion of Plant and Grain Standard Reference Materials in Nitric and Hydrofluoric Acids for Multi-Elemental Determination by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
    Xinbang Feng, Shaole Wu, Angela Wharmby and Adolph Wittmeier J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 14, 939-946, (1999).

  2. Microwave Digestion of Plant and Grain Reference Materials in Nitric Acid or a Mixture of Nitric Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide for the Determination of Multi-Elements by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
    Shaole Wu, Xinbang Feng and Adolph Wittmeier J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 12, 797-806, (1997).

  3. Microwave Digestion of Plant and Grain Reference Materials for Trace Element Analysis by ICP-MS with Ultrasonic Nebulization,
    Shaole Wu, Xinbang Feng and Adolph Wittmeier,
    (TIMA-9) Ninth International Symposium on TRACE ELEMENTS in MAN AND ANIMALS
    Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 1996.

  4. Microwave Digestion of Biological Reference Materials for Trace Elemental Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry,
    Xinbang Feng, Shaole Wu and Adolph Wittmeier,
    42nd International Conference on Analytical sciences and Spectroscopy
    London, Ontario, Canada, August 1996.

Contact: Xinbang Feng, Ph.D. (Phone: 780-632-8464)
E-mail to: [email protected]

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