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Macro and micronutrients by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy

Inductively Coupled Plasma–Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) is used to determine macro and micronutrients in plant samples. Plant samples are digested using acid prior to analysis. The following analytes have been determined through this method:  Al,  Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, P, K, Na, S, and Zn.


Note: To determine macro and micronutrients, the sample weight required is at least 4 g of plant or grain sample.

References:
Boss CB, Fredeen KJ. 2005. Concepts, instrumentation, and techniques in Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry. (3rd ed.)
Standard operating procedure analysis of major, minor, and trace elements in plant tissue samples with ICP-OES and ICP-MS. (2005). Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory University of Wisconsin- Madison.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Determination of trace elements in drinking water by axially viewed inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry--method 200.5 Revision 4.8 October 2003 (EPA/600/R-06/115).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. SW-846 test methods for evaluating solid waste, physical/chemical methods. Chapter 1 Quality Control Revision 1 July 1992.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. SW-846 test methods for evaluating solid waste, physical/chemicals methods. Chapter 3 Inorganic Analytes Revision 4 Feb 2007.  
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  SW-846 test methods for evaluating solid waste, physical/chemicals methods. Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission  Spectrometry-- Method 6010C. Revision 3 February 2007.
WinLab32 instrument control software guide. 2006. Perkin Elmer.