 Other drawbacks include expensive equipment, long analysis time, and the need for highly trained personnel to analyze the spectrum.Spark source mass spectrometry has been used for trace analysis and multielement analysis applications for highly conducting, semiconducting, and nonconducting materials.Some examples of SSMS applications are the trace element analysis of high-purity materials, multielement analysis of elements in technical alloys, geochemical and cosmochemical samples, biological samples, industrial stream samples, and radioactive material.