Elemental Distribution in Fish Scales Using LIBS and LA-ICP-MS Methods

• Authors: HOLÁ Markéta; NOVOTNÝ Karel; KAISER Jozef; HAHN David; DIWAKAR Praason; KALVODA Jiří; NOVÁKOVÁ Hana; KANICKÝ Viktor
• Year of publication: 2009
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: NASLIBS 2009
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Analytic chemistry
• Keywords: LIBS; LA-ICP-MS; fish scales; elemental distribution
• Description: The information about an elemental distribution in fish scales can give insight to the degree of water pollution in the period of the fishs life. Samples of recent fish scales from fresh water lakes were studied. The suitability of two different techniques allowing the elemental mapping was proven Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS).

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