This book aims to provide a comprehensive account of the applications of ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry). As well as providing a thorough grounding in the historical development and the theoretical basis of the technique, actual and potential uses in research and industry are discussed in some detail, with key contributions from experts in the fields of water resources, biochemistry, geochemistry, food science, metallurgy and the petroleum industry. The book should prove valuable to those who wish to upgrade existing ICPS systems, as well as being a source of reference to potential users requiring to understand the potential of the technique for solving their particular problems. This book should be of interest to industrial and research analytical chemists and geochemists.