Standard Operating Procedure for the determination of trace elements in hydrothermal fluids by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)


Correggia M., Di Iorio L., Bastianoni A. B., YÜCEL M., Cordone A., Giovannelli D.

Open Research Europe, vol.3, 2024 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 3
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.12688/openreseurope.15699.2
  • Journal Name: Open Research Europe
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: aqueous geochemistry, hydrothermal fluids, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Standard Operating Procedure, trace element
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This standard operating procedure (SOP) validates an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) procedure for the determination of trace elements in hydrothermal fluids. Hydrothermal fluids are aqueous solutions with a wide range of temperature, salinity, pH and trace elements that can be used by a set of microbial proteins containing redox-sensitive transition metals as their catalytic core. Due to the high variability of these samples, we have developed this protocol taking into account the special features of the matrices analyzed. An ICP-MS 7900 Agilent system was used. Calibration curves are linear in the 0.01 to 100 μg/L concentration range.