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The increasing emission of Pt-group metals from automobile catalytic converters requires the development of highly sensitive procedures for ultratrace analysis of environmental and biological systems. Tree bark, located close to motorway or industrial areas, was utilised as a substrate for collection of airborne particulate matter and samples after digestion (microwave assisted dissolution with HNO3 and HCl) were analysed by ICP mass spectrometry. The study targeted Pt and other metallic contaminants and involved analysis of some 57 tree bark samples using both quadrupole and double-focusing sector field ICP mass spectrometers. Detection limits for platinum determination in tree bark were 0.03 ng/g (DF-ICP-MS) and 0.2 ng/g (ICP-QMS). The platinum content of the bark samples ranged from 0.07–5.4 ng/g.
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Received: 20 April 2000 / Revised: 16 June 2000 / Accepted: 20 June 2000
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Becker, J., Bellis, D., Staton, I. et al. Determination of trace elements including platinum in tree bark by ICP mass spectrometry. Fresenius J Anal Chem 368, 490–495 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160000539
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002160000539