Abstract:An inductively coupled argon plasma optical emission spectrometers (ICPOES) method is established to determine 3 microelements, such as La, Y and Ba. The geochemical samples were prepared by decomposding with the mixture of HFHClHNO3[CD*2]HClO4, and then dissolving the residue with 8%(V/V)HNO3. Determination limit of this method is in range of 1~6 μg/L (10SD), La 6.0, Y 1.0 and Ba 1.0. The precision degree is 0.20~1.50 (RSD%, n=11). The analysis results were in good agreement with the certified values. The method has been applied in analyzing regional geochemical survey samples.