Lab Bulletin

Fundamental shift from sequential to simultaneous measurement improves accuracy and precision while significantly reducing measurement time

The SPECTRO MS is the first commercially available ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer) capable of truly simultaneous mass spectrometry. A revolutionary new detector placed at the focal plane of the mass spectrometer simultaneously and quantitatively measures the entire mass spectrum, from lithium to uranium...

The simplified and innovative design of the SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES from SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has reduced the cost of ICP-OES ownership while maintaining exceptional analytical performance

With all the sensitivity, resolution, and stability headspace required for productive, uninterrupted operation it is proving especially valuable for high-throughput water, wastewater, soil, sludge, plant, and feed analysis. Delivered complete with comprehensive factory-prepared methods for common environmental analyses it is ready simply to plug in and analyse....

Launched in March 2013, SPECTRO Analytical’s new SPECTROSCOUT Portable Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) analyzer enables rapid, laboratory-class elemental analysis of environmental and geological samples even in remote locations

Determining elemental compositions onsite, from far-flung mining and geological field operations to remote environmental locations, presents substantial challenges. Real-time analytical results are essential for assessing progress. And, accuracy is essential at all detection levels. “Weighing only 12 kilograms and carried with a shoulder strap, the new SPECTROSCOUT portable ED-XRF analyzer meets such challenges — in the field — with as much analytical power as top-grade laboratory benchtop analyzers,” explains Dirk Wissmann of SPECTRO...

Xylem’s OI Analytical brand is pleased to announce the launch of a new on-line cyanide analyzer for gold milling applications. The new CNSolution™ 9310, when incorporated into the gold milling process, can facilitate significant cost savings for mill operators.

Sustainable Chemistry

Spectro Inc., a global supplier of oil and fuel analysis instruments to industry and the military, has been awarded a U.S. patent for an innovative flip- top sample head for infrared spectrometers used in fluids analysis

Compared to conventional flow-through cells, the patented head’s flip-top cell improves convenience and efficiency while enabling rapid, precise, quantitative sample analysis. Unlike an enclosed flow-through cell, the flip-top cell features two separable hinged plates. After a sample is placed on one plate window, the plates are coupled together to define a sample chamber with a predetermined thickness, maintaining the fixed path distance necessary for accurate spectroscopic analysis...

Microbiology company Lab M is a longstanding supplier of culture media for water testing, and has further strengthened its capabilities with the recent appointment of Operations Manager Tim Down, a microbiologist who has worked in the water industry for many years

Now responsible for all the operational aspects of Lab M’s business at the company’s headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester, UK, Tim brings both laboratory and operations management experience gained in a variety of commercial environments, but has spent much of his career in water and environmental sectors. Lab M’s water testing portfolio includes culture media that range from products for the estimation of overall numbers of culturable micro-organisms, right through to the highly sensitive detection of faecal contamination and the specific isolation of Legionella pneumophila in storage tanks and cooling systems...

Markes International, a world leader in thermal desorption (TD) technology and innovation, has announced that it will be launching a cutting-edge new instrument, the TT24-7 Series 2, at PITTCON 2013

Designed for the continuous monitoring of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) in air or gas, the TT24-7 Series 2 offers analytical chemists a robust yet high-performance analytical tool for near-real-time (NRT) unattended monitoring of trace contaminants in air or gas.  The wide range of challenging air monitoring applications includes atmospheric chemistry research, continuous monitoring of controlled industrial environments, counter-terrorism (NRT detection of chemical warfare agents) and continuous monitoring of changing odour profiles...