Environmental Monitoring | Water Quality Testing | Heavy Metal Contamination heavy metal testing in water | ~1,900 | Regulatory Compliance: Used to detect toxic heavy metals like lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As) at ppb levels to meet strict environmental regulations (e.g., EPA methods). |
| | Drinking Water Analysis lead in drinking water test | ~8,100 | Public Health & Safety: Provides a cost-effective and highly sensitive method for routine testing of drinking water to ensure public safety. |
| Soil & Sludge Analysis | Soil Contamination Assessment soil contamination testing | ~880 | Site Remediation: Accurately quantifies heavy metal pollutants in soil and industrial sludge to assess contamination levels and guide remediation efforts. |
Food Safety & Agriculture | Food Contaminant Testing | Heavy Metal Detection in Food heavy metals in food testing | ~1,300 | Consumer Protection: Essential for detecting toxic metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg) in food products, ingredients, and packaging to comply with global food safety standards. |
| | Nutritional Element Analysis elemental analysis of food samples | ~390 | Quality & Labeling: Quantifies essential minerals (e.g., Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn) in foods and supplements for nutritional labeling and quality assurance. |
| Agriculture & Feed Analysis | Soil & Fertilizer Analysis fertilizer elemental analysis | ~320 | Crop Yield Optimization: Measures essential micronutrients (e.g., Zn, Mn, Cu) and toxic elements in soil and fertilizers to guide proper application and ensure crop health. |
| | Animal Feed Testing trace minerals in animal feed | ~110 | Livestock Health: Ensures animal feed contains the correct levels of essential trace minerals and is free from toxic element contamination. |
Industrial Quality Control | Material & Alloy Analysis | Alloy Composition Verification alloy analysis spectrometer | ~1,000 | Quality Assurance: Verifies the percentage of key elements in metal alloys to ensure they meet manufacturing specifications and prevent product failure. |
| | Raw Material Purity Test raw material testing lab | ~2,400 | Process Control: Tests incoming raw materials (e.g., chemicals, minerals) for elemental impurities that could affect the quality of the final product. |
| Petrochemicals | Wear Metals in Oil Analysis wear metal analysis in oil | ~320 | Predictive Maintenance: Detects trace amounts of wear metals (Fe, Cu, Cr) in lubricating oils to predict engine or machinery failure before it occurs. |
| Cement & Ceramics | Raw Material Analysis cement analysis chemistry | ~320 | Product Consistency: Measures elements like Ca, Si, Al, Fe, and Mg in raw materials to ensure the consistency and quality of cement and ceramic products. |
Mining & Geochemistry | Mineral Exploration | Geochemical Prospecting geochemical analysis for gold | ~480 | Resource Discovery: A reliable and cost-effective workhorse for analyzing high concentrations of valuable metals (e.g., gold, silver, copper) in ore samples. |
Clinical & Life Sciences | Clinical Diagnostics | Trace Elements in Body Fluids trace metal analysis in blood | ~480 | Health Diagnosis: Measures essential and toxic trace elements in blood, urine, and tissue to diagnose nutritional deficiencies, metabolic disorders, or heavy metal poisoning. |
| Toxicology | Heavy Metal Poisoning Test heavy metal poisoning test | ~5,400 | Medical Testing: Serves as a primary tool in toxicology labs for confirming and quantifying exposure to toxic metals like lead or mercury. |
Pharmaceuticals | Quality Control (QA/QC) | Catalyst Residue Analysis residual catalyst testing | ~170 | Purity & Safety: Detects residual metal catalysts (e.g., Palladium) in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to meet regulatory limits (USP <232>/<233>). |
| | Raw Material Testing pharmaceutical raw material analysis | ~480 | Process Integrity: Verifies the purity of raw materials and screens for elemental impurities that could compromise the safety and efficacy of the final drug product. |