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R Kenneth Marcus, C Derrick Quarles, Charles J Barinaga

    Analytical Chemistry
    |March 2, 2011
    PubMed
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    A novel low-power ionization source, the liquid sampling-atmospheric pressure glow discharge (LS-APGD), enables elemental MS analysis of aqueous solutions. This cost-effective method offers an alternative to high-power plasma sources.

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