Acquisition of ICP for Metal Analysis on Environmental Samples

在主要研究仪器（MRI）项目的支持下，西弗吉尼亚州立大学的Harold W. Pinnick及其同事将获得一台电感耦合等离子体（ICP）原子发射光谱仪，用于对环境样品进行金属分析。他们计划调查水生和陆地环境中自然产生的金属离子、它们的浓度和人为的金属污染。总体目标是了解西弗吉尼亚州废弃煤矿发生的化学反应，作为设计和实施补救措施的第一步。电感耦合等离子体光谱是测定痕量元素存在及其浓度的有效技术。它提供了一个快速和定量的测定大量的重金属在各种样品类型。它可以确定十亿分之一范围内的金属浓度，并且可以在几分钟内同时确定至少35种元素。ICP的可用性将提高在西弗吉尼亚州立大学就读的本科生的教育经验

With support from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, Harold W. Pinnick and colleagues at West Virginia State College will acquire an inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectrometer for metal analysis on environmental samples. They plan to investigate naturally-occurring metal ions, their concentrations and anthropogenic metal contamination in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The overall goal is to understand the chemistry that occurs at abandoned coal mine sites in West Virginia, as a first step to designing and implementing remediation. Inductively-coupled plasma spectroscopy is an effective technique for determining the presence of trace elements and their concentrations. It provides a rapid and quantitative determination of a large number of heavy metals in a variety of sample types. It can ascertain metal concentrations in the parts per billion range, and it can determine at least 35 elements simultaneously within minutes. The availability of an ICP will enhance the educational experience of the undergraduate students attending West Virginia State College