Research Article

Assessment of Trace Element Levels in Muscle Tissues of Fish Species Collected from a River, Stream, Lake, and Sea in Sakarya, Turkey

Table 1

Instrumental analytical conditions of element analyses.

InstrumentConditions

ICP-OES
RF power1450 W
Auxiliary argon flow rate0.7 L min−1
Plasma gas flow13 L min−1
Nebulizer flow0.8 L min−1
NebulizerModified Lichte
Spray chamberCyclonic
Sample aspiration rate 2.0 mL min−1
Sample pump rate 25 rpm