March 14th 2024
Heavy metals in soil remains one of the most pressing issues in environmental conservation efforts. According to the authors of a new study, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) can contribute to the solution.
December 13th 2023
Detecting and Combating Heavy Metal Lead Contamination in Wheat Seedlings Using LIBS-Raman
October 17th 2023In a recent study, collaborative spectroscopic methods, such as LIBS-Raman, were used for detecting and combatting heavy metal lead contamination in wheat seedlings, revealing critical insights for food security and human health.
Laser Technology Improves Detection of Heavy Metals in Recycled Plastics
August 16th 2023A recent study explains how laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is better suited for rapidly quantifying heavy metals in plastics than traditional methods such as inductively couple plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).
Studying Bismuth Atomic Lamps for Enhanced Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
June 21st 2023Researchers have compared two types of bismuth atomic lamps for atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS) and found that the electrodeless discharge lamp (EDL) exhibited significantly higher sensitivity and lower detection limits compared to the boosted discharge hollow cathode lamp (Superlamp).
Simple and Inexpensive Method for Hexavalent Chromium Determination Developed
May 5th 2023A simple and inexpensive method for the determination of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solutions was developed using liquid-liquid microextraction combined with total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
Capturing Plasma Emission in LIBS Spectroscopy: Comparison of Light Collection Approaches
April 27th 2023New research compares light capturing approaches in LIBS for multichannel spectrometers, highlighting the challenges of shot-to-shot variations in plasma morphology and their effect on calibration-free LIBS.