| Technique |
|
Type of Interference |
|
Method of Compensation |
| Flame AAS |
|
Ionization
Chemical
Physical |
|
Ionization buffers
Releasing agent or nitrous oxide-acetylene flame
Dilution, matrix matching, or method of additions |
| GFAAS |
|
Physical and chemical
Molecular absorption
Spectral |
|
Standard Temperature Platform Furnace (STPF) conditions, standard additions
Zeeman or continuum source background correction
Zeeman background correction |
| ICP-OES |
|
Spectral
Matrix |
|
Background correction or the use of alternate analytical lines
Internal standardization |
| ICP-MS |
|
Spectral
Matrix |
|
Interelement correction, use of alternate masses, higher resolution systems or reaction/collision cell technology
Internal standardization |
