Research Article

Total Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead Determination in Brazilian Rice Samples Using ICP-MS

Table 1

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) operating conditions.

RF power, W1400
Plasma gas flow rate, L min−118
Auxiliary gas flow rate, L min−11
Nebulizer gas flow rate, L min−11.02
Integration time, ms750 (per isotope)
Isotopes monitored72Ge, 75As, 111Cd, 115In, 187Re, 206Pb, 207Pb, 208Pb

Internal standards.
When referring to Pb concentration, the values are expressed as the mean between the three isotopes.