Atomic Spectroscopy

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March/April 1998 Volume 19, No. 2

In This Issue:
Standardization of Sample Preparation for Trace Element Determination Through Microwave-Enhanced Chemistry

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H.M. Skip Kingston .......................................................................................27

A Streamlined Approach to theDetermination of Trace Elements in Foods
Karen W. Barnes............................................................................................31

A Streamlined Flame Atomic Absorption Method for Animal Feed Analysis
Cynthia P. Bosnak and Karen W. Barnes ....................................................40

The Determination of Minerals in Multivitamin Samples Using Microwave Digestionand ICP-OES Analysis
Paul D. Krampitz and Karen W. Barnes ......................................................43

Digestion and Preparation of Organic and Biological Microsamples for Ultratrace Elemental Analysis
Ingeborg Müller.............................................................................................45

A Simple Closed-Vessel Nitric Acid Digestion Method for CosmeticSamples
Kerry D. Besecker, Charles B. Rhoades, Jr., Bradley T. Jones, and Karen W. Barnes ....................................................................................48

Closed-Vessel Nitric Acid Microwave Digestion of Polymers
Kerry D. Besecker, Charles B. Rhoades, Jr., Bradley T. Jones, and Karen W. Barnes....................................................................................55

The Analysis of Coal Tar Pitch by ICP Optical Emission Spectrometry After Digestion in a Microwave Oven System
Maryanne Thomsen and Peter Kainrath.....................................................60

Digestion and Characterization of Ceramic Materials and Noble Metals
S. Mann, D. Geilenberg, J.A.C. Broekaert, P. Kainrath, and D. Weber.................................................................................................62 ASPND7 19(2) 27–66 (1998) ISSN 0195-5373

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