Abstract
AbstractAn analytical method for the determination of phosphorus and other elements at low concentrations in edible oils has been developed using a plasma emission spectrometer. The method is fast because it eliminates the ashing process in sample preparation and because the actual measurement takes less than 1 min. Reproducibility and accuracy of the measurement are good and very low detection limits have been observed, e.g., 0.5 ppm for phosphorus and 5 ppb for copper. However, the long‐term stability of the instrument cannot as yet be guaranteed and a procedure that prescribes regular measurement of samples of known concentration is essential as a means of detecting any drift in the output signal.
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