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Method development for determination of trace amounts of silicon in hydrofluoric acid digests of biological samples and lung biopsy tissues by ICP-MS

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2020-11-02
End Date
2022-07-14

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Arslan, Z., and Lowers, H.A., 2024, Method development for determination of trace amounts of silicon in hydrofluoric acid digests of biological samples and lung biopsy tissues by ICP-MS: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VLL9VJ.

Summary

A method was described for determination of trace levels of silicon by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) from hydrofluoric (HF) digests of biological samples. The volatility of silicon in HF digests was examined with synthetic solutions as well as soil and mine waste samples. A digestion scheme was optimized to achieve complete dissolution, avoid loss of volatile silicon species and produce sample solutions that can be directly analyzed by ICP-MS. The performance of the method performance was validated by analysis of a number plant and tissue certified reference materials for silicon by ICP-MS. The method was then applied to the determination of silicon from lung biopsy tissues obtained from military personnel and [...]

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Point of Contact :
Zikri Arslan
Originator :
Zikri Arslan, Heather A Lowers
Metadata Contact :
Zikri Arslan, GS GGGSC DM Team
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Program :
Mineral Resources Program
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals

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ICPMS_Determination_Trace_Amounts_Silicon_In_HF_Acid.xml
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Table1_SiliconSpeciesVolatility.csv 6.8 KB text/csv
Table2_MatrixEffect_HexafluorosilicateVolatility.csv 5.07 KB text/csv
Table3_ SodiumChlorideMatrixEffect_HexafluorosilicateVolatility_Soil_Rocks.csv 2.33 KB text/csv
Table4_SiliconConcentrations_Plant_Tissue_SRMs.csv 3.03 KB text/csv
Table5_SiliconConcentration_LungBiopsyTissues.csv 1.81 KB text/csv

Purpose

The objective of this work was to develop an analytical method to achieve accurate determination of small amounts of silicon from lung biopsy tissues obtained from the military personnel and coal miners by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).

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