I just saw this article and it seems similar to how ICP works. I wonder if those components can be sourced for a reasonable price elsewhere and we could try starting a crowd sourced at home DIY ICP machine.
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/19/spectrometer-detects-chemicals-by-zapping-samples-with-a-laser-beam/
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/19/spectrometer-detects-chemicals-by-zapping-samples-with-a-laser-beam/