Study on Microdamage Quantitative Analysis of Cd and Pb in Leaves by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Abstract

Recent years, research on the detection of heavy metals in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) have gradually increased. Current main methods of establishing calibration curve are based on grounding and pelleting of the tested samples. Although compared to digested samples, grounding and pelleting of the sample is already quite simple, it cannot fully reflect the advantages of LIBS: rapid analysis, and, also, the uneven distribution of heavy metals in the TCM is ignored. In order to avoid grinding and pelleting sample to be tested, and to achieve microdamage quantitative analysis by LIBS, this article presents a new method for establishing calibration curve. The experiment in this paper based on a study with Cd and Pb in leaves of laurel. The preparation of calibration samples and the establishment of calibration methods for microdamage quantitative analysis were presented, which proved the feasibility of microdamage quantitative analysis by LIBS. The square of the linear relationship coefficient R of Pb was higher than 0.82. This method provides a guiding method for the rapid quantitative analysis of heavy metals in TCM by LIBS.