Maria A Velez-Quinones, Hanna Xu, Nhu Vo, Joanna M Gaitens, Melissa A McDiarmid, Michael R Lewin-Smith, Frederick G Strathmann
We developed and validated a method for the assessment of thirteen separate trace and toxic elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Included elements were as follows: aluminum, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, molybdenum, cadmium, tungsten, and lead. The measurements of all elements in urine samples were conducted using ICAP-Q ICP-MS in a single method. The performance characteristics of the assay were determined according to clinical laboratory standards...
November 2018: Current Protocols in Toxicology