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IC-ICP-MS Speciation Analysis of As in Apple Juice Using the Thermo Scientific iCAP Q ICP-MS

1 May 2014

This application note describes the IC-ICP-MS analysis of apple juice samples to determine the concentration of six arsenic species: two inorganic and toxic species (As (III) and As (V)) and four organic species (arsenobetaine (AsB), arsenocholine (AsC), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA)).

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