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PHYSICAL FORM OF MATERIAL	LOD / RSD	MATRIX	COMMENTS	REFERENCE	ANALYTE / MATRIX LINES λ (nm)
Solid	18-22 ppm	ABS polymer	Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm), single & double-pulse, Paschen-Runge polychromator & PM tube. Sampled in atmospheric air. Lower LOD for stationary samples. Br, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb & Sb.	M. Stepputat and R. Noll (2003). On-line detection of heavy metals and brominated flame retardants in technical polymers with laser-induced breakdown spectrometry. Appl. Opt., 42, 6210-6220.	253.65 / zero-order signal
Solid	60 ppm	ABS polymer	Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm), double-pulse, Paschen-Runge polychromator & PM tube. Sampled in atmospheric air. Higher LOD for on-line (moving) samples. Br, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb & Sb.	M. Stepputat and R. Noll (2003). On-line detection of heavy metals and brominated flame retardants in technical polymers with laser-induced breakdown spectrometry. Appl. Opt., 42, 6210-6220.	253.65 / zero-order signal
Solid	84 ppm	Soil	To be added shortly	V. Lazic, R. Barbini, F. Colao, R. Fantoni and A. Palucci. Self-absorption model in quantitative laser induced breakdown spectroscopy measurements on soils and sediments. Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 56, (2001), 807-820. (2001), 807-820.	253.7
Solid	19 ppm, 4.6 ppm / RSD not reported (error 5 – 10%)	Wood	Single-shot and 20-shot measurements. Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm), Echelle spectrometer & ICCD camera. Al, As, B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, K, Mg, Na, Pb, Si, Sn.	A. Uhl, K. Loebe and L. Kreuchwig Fast analysis of wood preservers using laser Induced breakdown Spectroscopy. Spectrochim. Acta Part B, 56, (2001), 795-806.	253.652 & 435.835 / C (247.857)
Solid	300 ppm, 647 ppm / 18, 27%	Synthetic silicate	Material pressed into pellets prior to analysis. Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). Short-range (reduced atmospheric pressure) & long-range (reduced CO₂ atmosphere) single-pulse measurements. Ba, Cr, Cu, Hg, Li, Ni, Pb, Sn, Sr.	A.K. Knight, N.L. Scherbarth, D.A. Cremers and M.J. Ferris. Characterization of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for application to space exploration. Appl. Spectrosc., 54, (2000), 331-340.	435.83 / not reported
Liquid	2.0 ppm / Typically 12.5%	Water	Preconcentration of metal ions using ion-exchange membrane. Ba, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Ag, Pb, Hg, Ni, Zn. Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). Echelle spectrometer.	N.E. Schmidt and S.R. Goode. Analysis of aqueous solutions by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of ion exchange membranes. Appl. Spectrosc., 56, (2002), 370-374	435.8 / not applicable
Liquid	10 ppm / RSD not reported	Liquid evaporated on graphite	Ar gas atmosphere at 76 Torr. Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg, Pb.	R.L. Van der Wal, T.M. Ticich, J.R. West and P.A. Householder. Trace metal detection by laser-induced breakdown Spectroscopy. Appl. Spectrosc., 53, (1999), 1226-1236.	253.65 / not applicable
Gas/Aerosol	230 μg/m³ / 1.8% (calculated from 1/RSD x 100%)	Aerosol in air	Sub-micron particulates, cross-flow & pneumatic-type nebulisers, standard aqueous solutions of metals, Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm), ICCD detector, As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb	B.T. Fisher, H.A. Johnsen, S.G. Buckley and D.W. Hahn. Temporal gating for the optimization of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy detection and analysis of toxic metals. Appl. Spectrosc., 55, (2001), 1312-1319.	253.65 / not applicable
Gas/Aerosol	80 μg/dscm	Gaseous waste effluent	Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). Integrated emission line peak divided by continuous background intensity level. As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb.	S.G. Buckley, H.A. Johnsen, K.R. Hencken and D.W. Hahn. Implementation of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy as a continuous emissions monitor for toxic metals. Waste Manage., 20, (2000), 455-462.	253.7 / not applicable
Gas/Aerosol	680 μg/acm / 8%	Gas effluent	Nd:YAG laser (532 nm), IPDA detector, As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Sb.	H. Zhang, F.Y. Yueh and J.P. Singh. Laser-induced breakdown Spectroscopy as a multi-metal continuous-emission monitor. Appl. Opt., 38, (1999), 1459-1466.	253.65 / not applicable
Gas/Aerosol	5 ppb / RSD not reported	Vapor in air	Nd:glass laser, PRF 10 Hz, max energy per pulse 400 mJ. Spectrograph, 1 m focal length, 1200 line/mm grating, IPDA detector.	C. Lazzari, M. De Rosa, S. Rastelli, A. Ciucci, V. Palleschi and A. Salvetti. Detection of mercury in air by time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique. Laser Part. Beams, 12, (1994), 525-530.	253.65 / not applicable
Gas/Aerosol	0.5 ppm / RSD not reported	Air / Aerosol	Air atmosphere at 100 – 760 Torr, Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm), PMT detector & gated PDA detector. Be, Na, P, As, Hg.	L.J. Radziemski, T.R. Loree, D.A. Cremers and N.M. Hoffman. Time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectrometry of aerosols. Anal. Chem., 55, (1983), 246-1252.	253.6 / not applicable