Electrothermal atomisation for atomic absorption

Electrothermal atomization for atomic absorption is the most useful of all of the currently available analytical techniques for measuring trace 

The disadvantages of electrothermal atomisation (ETA) — atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) are the physical, chemical and spectral interferences, these being more severe than with flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), and which depend critically upon the experimental and operational conditions within the atomiser and the nature of the chemical pretreatment used. It is not intended to discuss here the theoretical aspects of these interferences which have been reviewed excellently elsewhere [2], but it is pertinent to consider briefly how these interferences affect the various stages of the analysis and how they may be minimised. 

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C. W. Fuller, Electrothermal Atomisation for Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, The Chemical Society, London, 1977, (a) pp. 96—99. 

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