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Trace Element Analysis For Waste Solutions

Trace element analysis for waste solutions

The Woodlands, TX — June 28, 2005. The influence of trace heavy elements, such as Cd, Pb, As, Cr, and Se, in water is a serious environmental problem. Rigaku has developed a UltraCarry method for testing samples in order to control this problem by monitoring wastewater quality. The method is simple, rapid, reproducible, and easily traceable to certified water standards.

The method uses a standard X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer—such as the Rigaku ZSX Primus—to provide results comparable to those of trace elements analyses performed by ICP-OES and AA. XRF has an advantage in that concentrations of the elements B through U can be determined non-destructively in a single analysis sequence.

For trace element analysis of liquid samples with an XRF spectrometer, an improved micro-droplet method has been developed which enables analysis to ppb levels for these environmentally sensitive elements
Performance of the high-sensitivity micro-droplet method

High-sensitivity filter paper (UltraCarry®) has a simple structure where special paper for capturing elements is placed on very thin film.

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For further information, contact:

Tom McNulty
XRF Product Manager
Rigaku Americas, Inc.
Tel: (281) 362-2300 x207
eMail: Tom McNulty