Lithium Separation from Environmental Samples for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mars (ICP-MS) AnalysisCX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 11/16/2009Location(s): Aiken, South CarolinaOffice(s): Environmental Management, Savannah River Operations Office
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November 16, 2009
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Lithium Separation from Environmental Samples for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mars (ICP-MS) Analysis
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 11/16/2009
Location(s): Aiken, South Carolina
Office(s): Environmental Management, Savannah River Operations Office
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 11/16/2009
Location(s): Aiken, South Carolina
Office(s): Environmental Management, Savannah River Operations Office
Sodium and lithium are present in most environmental samples. In seawater and some fresh water samples, the sodium concentration can cause interferences for lithium measurements by inductively coupled plasma mars spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis. A lithium separation method that greatly reduced the amount of sodium would be advantageous for ICP-MS analysis.