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Table 2 Description of operational conditions for ICP-MS of fractionated materials.

From: Antimicrobial activities of commercial nanoparticles against an environmental soil microbe, Pseudomonas putida KT2440

OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS  
RF power (W) 1550
Plasma gas flow rate (L/min) 15
Hydrogen flow rate (mL/min) 2.5
Helium flow rate (mL/min) 2.5
Carrier flow rate (L/min) 0.9
Make-up gas (L/min) 0.1
Auxiliary gas (L/min) 0.9
Sample flow rate (mL/min) 0.4
Acquisition time per isotope (sec) 0.1
Repetition 3
Total acquisition time for 19 isotopes (sec) 2.85
Total running time (sec) 1880
Tuning solution:  
   % RSD < 3%
Sample nebulizer tubing:  
   Material Tygon
   Internal diameter (mm) 1.02
AF4 carrier tubing:  
   Material PEEK
   Internal diameter (mm) 0.25