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. 2015 Aug 18;10(8):e0135582. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135582

Table 2. ICP-MS and ICP-OES operational conditions.

Parameter ICP-MS ICP-OES
Model / Manufacturer 7700 / Agilent, Japan 5300DV / PerkinElmer Optima
Radio frequency generator power, W 1550 1300
Argon gas flow rate
Plasma, l/min 15 15
Carrier, l/min 0.8 0.5
Makeup, l/min 0.35 0.65
Collision gas (He), ml/min 4 1
Replicates 3 3
Isotopes monitored Mn, Zn, Cu, Fe Na, Ca, S, P