Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) detects elements present in either solid or liquid samples by probing them with a light source. The spectrometer detects the presence and concentration of different elements as a function of characteristic absorption to specific wavelengths. Spectrometers must be calibrated, and workflows validated, to ensure that results are truly representative. This is where AAS standards come into play.
Key Applications of AAS Standards
AAS technology is easy to use, high-throughput, and inexpensive which makes it applicable to a wide range of application areas. Analysts often deploy AAS for trace level elemental analysis of metals, food and beverages, water, pharmaceuticals, and more.
In applications such as medicine and pharmaceuticals, AAS has been a part of revolutionizing practices, being able to detect things such as trace toxins. In some fields, AAS has enable the detection of elements which people were previously unaware e