Example of an AAS measuring system after Perkin-Elmer

5 Example of an AAS measuring system after Perkin-Elmer 

Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) is one of the most commonly used instrumental techniques of analysis for the quantitative determination of metals and metalloids particularly in water samples, including those from wastewater, refuse seepage water, sludges and wastes. (See preceding 

The main advantages of AAS are its high specificity and selectivity, the sensitivity being variable over broad ranges depending on the type of atomization selected (flame, graphite, cold vapour or hydride technique). 

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