Scope of Conference

Fundamental aspects and instrumental developments of:

• plasma sources (ICP, DCP, MIP, GD)
• plasma source atomic emission and mass spectrometry
• plasma fundamentals and mechanisms
• laser-assisted plasma spectrometry
• plasma source detectors in speciation analysis
• sample preparation, sample introduction and transport phenomena
• miniaturisation and nanotechnology
• hyphenated and imaging techniques

Applications of plasma spectrochemistry in the analysis of:

• new materials -nanomaterials / industrial products - analysis and characterisation
• environmental and occupational pollutants
• food and agriculture products
• forensic analysis
• aquatic systems
• fuels / biofuels / oils
• terrestrial / geological materials
• biological / clinical / pharmaceutical materials
• reference materials
• radioactive and stable element species - isotopic ratio analysis
• speciation analysis
• metallomics and biodistribution