The Application and Development of Elemental Speciation Analysis in Foods by ICP-MS Related Hyphenated Technique

Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was applied widely in elemental analysis for foods samples in advantage of the merits of low limit detection and simultaneous determination for more elements. With the development of the analytic technique, and as physical, chemical, nutritional and poisonous properties varies obviously due to the concrete elemental speciation, speciation analysis for elements was attracted attention of most analysts. ICP-MS determination coupled with all kinds of separation techniques was improved rapidly in elemental speciation analysis application for foods，including arsenic, selenium, tin, etc. This article simply summarized the domestic and foreign development and application of elemental speciation analysis for foods using ICP-MS related hyphenated technique.