Abstract
The determination of trace and ultratrace elements in biological fluids, including urine and serum, by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is discussed. Nonspectral interferences and their corrections by external calibration and calibrator addition are discussed in detail. External calibration with internal calibration and dilution is mostly sufficient to correct for encountered biological matrix effects. For some elements, such as Cs and Zn, the use of calibrator addition provides more accurate results. The importance of spectral interferences and their elimination by isotope selection was also studied. Two examples, Cu and Zn, demonstrate the prime importance of selecting an isotope with minimal polyatomic interferences for analysis. By using 65Cu and 68Zn, accurate results for urine and serum can be obtained without excessive pretreatment of samples. Two reference materials, Bio-Rad Lyphochek urine and Kaulson Contox sera, were analyzed. Accuracy was evaluated by comparison with target values, and precision was estimated by the CV within 95% confidence.
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