Environmental samples—drinking water, wastewater, or natural waters, soils, sediments, and air particulates—are analyzed for trace elements. Regulated elements that may occur in potentially toxic concentrations are of particular concern. Notable examples are arsenic, cadmium, lead, and thallium. Soils are also carefully monitored, as much for nutrient levels such as phosphorous, zinc, copper, sodium, magnesium and calcium, as they are for potentially toxic contaminants.
Atomic spectroscopy techniques such as ICP-AES and ICP-MS are widely used for measurements of trace elements in environmental samples. Teledyne LABS offers a variety of sample introduction and
sample handling accessories to improve the quality and efficiency of these ICP-AES and ICP-MS measurements.
Environmental analysis sample types:
- Drinking water
- Wastewater
- Natural water
- Soils
- Sediments
- Sludges
Environmental solutions include:
- USEPA Methodologies for sample concentration of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in water, wastewater, and soils.
- Purge and Trap Systems for soils, water, and wastewater.
- Preparatory methods 5030, 5035 for use with 8000 series determinative methods, including common
methods 8260B &
8260C.
- Drinking water methods
524.2, 524.3, and 524.4
- Wastewater methods including 624
- USEPA Methodologies for TOC in drinking and wastewaters.
- Solutions for the 415 series, including both combustion and UV Persulfate techniques
- Standard Method 5310 both B and C requirements
- Hg Methods
- ISO 17852
- ISO 16772
- EPA Method 245.1
- EPA Method 245.5
- EPA Method 245.7
- EPA Method 7470A
- EPA Method 7471B
- SM 3112B
- EN 1483
- EN13806
