Practical Guide to ICP-MS: A Tutorial for Beginners

The 3rd Edition of Rob Thomas'  very successful ICP-MS textbook, has recently  been published.

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Interested in Rob's Spectroscopy Magazine webcast on the new USP Chapters on Elemental Impurities in Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical materials.

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A Beginners Guide to  ICP-MS

Rob Thomas'  ICP-MS Tutorial Series Published in Spectroscopy Magazine

Interested in a 15-Part tutorial on ICP-MS,   published in "Spectroscopy Magazine"? This is ideal if you are a beginner to the technique and want to learn more about its capabilities.

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Check out Rob's interview on the USP information landing page at Thermo Scientific about the basics of USP methodology for elemental impurities

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Some recent publications authored by Rob Thomas

Single Particle ICP-MS: A Key Analytical Technique for Characterizing Nanoparticles, AP Column, Spectroscopy Magazine, March, 2017

Characterizing Fuel by Gas Chromatography: Making Sure that IndyCar Race Teams are Playing by the Rules, Petro Industry News, February, 2017

New Approaches in Sample Preparation and Precise Multielement Analysis of Crude Oils and Refined Petroleum Products Using Single-Reaction-Chamber Microwave Digestion and Triple-Quadrupole ICP-MS, AP Column, Spectroscopy Magazine, October, 2016

Optimization of EPA Method 325 for the Fast, Accurate and Precise Monitoring of VOCs Around Oil Refinery Fencelines, Petro Industry News, September, 2016

The Applicability of Field-Portable GC–MS for the Rapid Sampling and Measurement of High-Boiling-Point Semivolatile Organic Compounds n Environmental Samples, Current Trends in Mass Spec, July, 2016

The Benefits of GC/MS Coupled with a Headspace Trap to Monitor Volatile Organic Compounds in the Production of Beer, Chromatography Today, May/June, 2016

Money To Burn: Do you Know What is Costs to Run your Atomic Spectroscopy instrumentation? International LabMate, April, 2016

Extending the Hydrocarbon Range for the Analysis of Soil Gas Samples Using Automated Thermal Desorption Coupled with GC-MS, LCGC, March, 2016

Replacing Traditional Heavy Metals Testing with Modern Plasma-Based Spectrochemical Techniques, A P Column, Spectroscopy Magazine, March, 2016

..... MORE ARTICLES

..... AND LAB PROFILES