This method quantitatively determines the concentration of P, S, Ca, Mg, K, Na, B, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, Mo and a variety of other elements utilizing a nitric acid/hydrogen peroxide microwave digestion and determination by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES). The methodology utilizes a pressure digestion/dissolution of the sample. The method has detection limits ranging from 0.05 mg/L to 0.5 mg/L. The method is generally reproducible within 8% for all analytes.
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