Our Inorganic Analysis division has capacities to do a numerous of tests in water samples using a varity of instruments.
If you are interested in any of the above analyzes, please contact Dr. Mingsheng Ma (mingsheng.ma@ualberta.ca) for more information.Flow Injection Analysis (Lachat QuikChem 8500 FIA automated ion analyzer)
Ammonium (NH4)
Nitrite
Nitrate plus nitrite (NO3+NO2)
Total nitrogen (TN)
Total dissolved nitrogen (TDN)
Soluble Reactive phosphorus (SRP)
Total phosphorus (TP)
Total dissolved phosphours (TDP)
Total particle phosphorus in water (TPP)
SilicaTOC analyzer (Shimadzu 5000A TOC analyzer and TOC-V CPH with TMN unit)
Dissolved organic carbon
Dissolved inorganic carbon
Total nitrogenIon Chromatography (Dionex DX600 and Dionex ICS 2500)
Chloride
Sulphate
Nitrate
Floride
Bromide
PhosphorateInductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometer (Thermo Scientific ICAP6300)
List of Elements:
Aluminium
Cadmium
Iron
Nickel
Strontium
Antimony
Calcium
Lead
Potassium
Thallium
Arsenic
Chromium
Manganese
Selenium
Tin
Barium
Cobalt
Magnesium
Sodium
Vanadium
Beryllium
Copper
Molybdenum
Silver
Zinc
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer (Agilent ICP-MS 7900) for low detection limit
List of Elements:
Aluminium
Cadmium
Iron
Molybdenum
Silver
Vanadium
Antimony
Calcium
Lead
Nickel
Strontium
Zinc
Arsenic
Chromium
Manganese
Potassium
Thallium
Barium
Cobalt
Magnesium
Selenium
Tin
Beryllium
Copper
Mercury
Sodium
Titanium
CHN analyzer (CE440 Elemental Analyzer)
Total nitrogen in solid phase sample
Total carbon in solid phase sampleFluorophotometer (Shimadzu RF-1501 spectrofluorophotometer)
Chlorophyll a
Autotitrator (Man-Tech PC-Titrate with conductivity probe)
Alkalinity (pH 4.5)
Gran Alkalinity
pH
ConductivityOther services
Non-filterable residue (NFR)
Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Turbidity
Colour