The conference will comprise three and a half days of oral and poster contributions, as well as short courses (each 2 hours duration) and discussions. Oral presentations (invited or submitted) will be 30 and 20 minutes duration. At the end of each oral presentation 5-10 minutes will be reserved for discussions. Poster presentations will be given equal prominence and ample time will be allowed for discussion.
The aim of the conference is to provide a forum to encourage the exchange of ideas and knowledge about recent developments and state-of-the-art knowledge in main areas of analytical plasma spectrochemistry. The conference will bring together international participants experienced in fundamental aspects, instrumentation and applications in typical Norwegian informal settings to examine recent progress in this continuing growing field; approximately 120 participants are expected to attend.
Fundamental aspects and instrumental developments of:
- plasma sources (ICP, DCP, MIP, GD)
- plasma source atomic emission and mass spectrometry
- laser-assisted plasma spectrometry
- plasma source detectors in speciation analysis
- sample preparation, sample introduction and transport phenomena
- uncertainties of measurements
Applications of plasma spectrochemistry in the analysis of:
- industrial products
- environmental and occupational pollutants
- food and agriculture products
- aquatic systems
- terrestrial/geological materials
- biological/clinical materials
- reference materials
- radioactive and stable element species
