Analysis of water samples in alignment with EN ISO Method 17294 using ICP-MS

In Europe, the ISO 17294-1:2004 method is applicable for testing and assuring water quality. The method specifies the use of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for the measurement of trace elements in different water types and provides guidelines for the analytical method. Discover how accurate and precise routine monitoring of water quality, with respect to elemental composition, can be achieved using the Thermo Scientific™ iCAP™ MSX ICP-MS in conjunction with the Thermo Scientific™ iSC-65 Autosampler. The method, was based on a 5-fold dilution of all samples using argon gas dilution (AGD) for fast, sensitive, and robust elemental analysis in different kinds of water samples.