Analysis of Trace Elements in Fish Sample with ICP-AES (ICP-OES) on ICPE-9800

Introduction

Fish is one of the most important food resource that is widely consumed in many parts of the world due to its high protein content, low saturated fats and omega-3 fatty acid. It is also rich in calcium and phosphorus. However, because of industrial discharges from human activities, fish may have trace levels of toxic elements such as arsenic, cadmium and lead which are absorbed from the environmental water and the foods they eat. The toxicity of these metals poses a concern to human health through the consumption of fish. Here, Shimadzu ICPE-9820, a simultaneous inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) was used to conduct a simultaneous analysis of elements in fish. The ICPE-9820, with its mini-torch plasma and spectrometer permitting all elements / all wavelengths simultaneous analysis, provides high sensitivity and throughput measurement while reducing running cost.

December 15, 2017 GMT