Confronta i metodi

	Spettrometria al plasma accoppiato induttivamente	Spettrofotometria UV-Vis
Campo	Chimica analitica	Chimica analitica
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	1964	1852
Ideatore	Stanley Greenfield	August Beer
Tipo	multi-element analysis technique	absorption measurement technique
Fonte seminale	Greenfield, S., Jones, I. L., & Berry, C. T. (1968). High-pressure plasma jet source for use in atomic spectroscopy. Analyst, 93(1108), 694–697.	Beer, A. (1852). Bestimmung der Absorption des rothen Lichts in farbigen Flussigkeiten. Annalen der Physik und Chemie, 86(5), 78–88.
Alias	ICP-OES, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, plasma emission spectroscopy	UV-Vis spectroscopy, absorption spectroscopy, colorimetry
Correlati	5	5
Sintesi	Inductively coupled plasma spectrometry is a powerful multi-element analytical technique that ionizes a sample in a high-temperature plasma and measures the emitted light (ICP-OES) or ion masses (ICP-MS) to determine elemental concentrations. Developed in the 1960s by Stanley Greenfield, ICP techniques have become the standard for trace element analysis across environmental, geological, biological, and industrial fields. The method combines exceptional sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and the ability to analyze dozens of elements simultaneously.	UV-Vis spectrophotometry is an optical analytical technique that measures the absorption of ultraviolet and visible light (wavelengths 190–900 nm) by substances in solution. Founded on the Beer-Lambert law (developed by August Beer and Pierre Bouguer), it is one of the oldest and most widely used quantitative analytical methods. UV-Vis spectrophotometry is economical, rapid, and applicable to a vast range of organic and inorganic compounds, making it indispensable in pharmaceutical, clinical, environmental, and research laboratories.