ICP-MS

As the cornerstone of our business, Chemical Solutions Ltd. (CSL) provides analysis through Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). This technique generally has less interferences than ICP-OES and is also faster than both Atomic Absorption (AA) and Graphite Furnace AA (GFAA) when analyzing for multiple elements in a single sample. Detection limits are usually lower than both ICP-OES and GFAA. Its productivity, accuracy, and precision at low levels, make ICP-MS the predominant choice for research, regulatory, and quality assurance applications.

CSL currently utilizes the following ICP-MS equipment:

• Perkin-Elmer ELAN 9000 ICP-MS –
  used to assay trace and ultra-trace elements at apart per billion (ppb) levels
• Perkin-Elmer ELAN DRC II–
  used to assay trace and ultra trace elements at ppb and lower levels specifically aiding in arsenic, chromium, iron, and selenium analyses

See our Periodic Table to learn more about the elements CSL is capable of analyzing.