ICP Q&A: EPA 200.8, Antimony Stability, and HF Safety Tips

25/02/2025 13 min
ICP Q&A: EPA 200.8, Antimony Stability, and HF Safety Tips

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Send us a textIn this Q&A episode, we answer analyst questions on EPA Method 200.8, including tuning recommendations, chloride interferences, and digestion techniques for wastewater and drinking water analysis. We also tackle antimony stability, comparing HF and tartaric acid stabilization methods, and discuss key strategies for minimizing contamination in ICP-MS. Plus, our team shares critical HF safety tips, including best practices for handling and emergency response. Have a question you’d like answered on Bench Boost? Send it our way — we might cover it in a future episode!