Special Issues-10-01-2008

The author looks at methods used to detect the presence of contaminants in biodiesel.

The authors discuss the ICP-MS method, its usability in environmental and geological analysis and relevant regulations, and how to address its limitations.

Elemental analysis of food substances presents a challenge because of the wide variety of food types and range of concentrations that need to be analyzed. This article discusses the analysis of a variety of food matrices with a single digestion procedure and instrumental method.

The authors discuss a new approach to the control of spectral overlap interferences in inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry.

In this article, the author describes the components available for the "front end" of an inductively coupled plasma spectrometer and discusses the pros and cons of each.