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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Microchem J. 2012 Sep 3;105:101–107. doi: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.08.013

Table 1.

Operating Conditions of the ICP-MS for total arsenic (As) analysis in rat tissues

ICP Operating Parameters Setting
Plasma Power 1350 W
Auxiliary gas flow 1.2 L min−1
Plasma gas flow 15 L min−1
Nebulizer Gas Flow 0.98 L min−1
Sampler and skimmer cones Pt
DRC gas flow 0.3 L min−1 (5% H2/95Ar)
RPq 0.6
Mass Spectrometer Acquisition setting
Monitored signal m/z: 74.9216
Dwell Time 500 ms
Scan Mode Peak Hopping
Sweeps/Reading 25
Readings/Replicate 1
Replicates 5