Metals
Metals
IPL can detect, identify and quantify metals in a comprehensive range of sample matrices.
IPL performs metal analysis by ICP OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy). This is a rapid, sensitive and convenient way to determine concentrations of metals in both organic and aqueous samples. Detection levels are determined by sample matrix.
Sample types include:
Aqueous
- Produced water
- Effluent water
- Potable water
- Waste water
Organic
- Wax distillates
- Gasoline
- Biofuels
- Turbine Fuel
Metals we analyse include:
- Aluminium
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Boron
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Iron
- Lead
- Lithium
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Boron
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Iron
- Lead
- Lithium
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Mercury
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Potassium
- Selenium
- Silicon
- Silver
- Sodium
- Strontium
- Thallium
- Vanadium
- Zinc
* IPL employs various analytical methods to test for Mercury and trace Mercury. View our mercury webpage.
Metal analysis is performed for various purposes including:
- Identifying the presence or absence of wear metals, contaminants and additives in hydrocarbons
- Checking water quality or quantifying contaminants in aqueous samples
- Health and safety matters due to the effects that certain heavy metals have on our health and environment.
Metal testing can be performed to ensure resource consents are met, to find out the chemical composition of a sample and as a problem solving tool to help identify contaminants. Knowing what is in your sample can help determine the potential impact on the environment and consequently on your health.
other related services
Mercury Analysis
Oil and Gas Testing Services
Contamination and Purity Analysis
Crude Oil and Condensate Testing
Crude Assay Capabilities
