New Turnkey Solutions for Environmental Testing of Water and Soil
Recent legislation in many European countries and in the United States has made the determination of the content of mineral oils and petroleum products in water and soil a compulsory requirement for quality certifications. Recognizing the need for stricter environmental analyses, Thermo Electron Corporation has developed new turnkey solutions in order to help environmental laboratories, government agencies and water suppliers comply with the requirements of European norm ISO 9377-2.
Historically, the main analytical technique used for carrying out water and soil quality tests has been Infra Red (IR), which is well known to require analysts to use possible carcinogens and banned chemicals for the extraction process. In this light, Thermo’s GC-FID turnkey solutions, featuring no limitations in the solvent selection, emerge as the only analytical techniques tolerated and supported by the norms for total petroleum hydrocarbon applications. These solutions cover the range C10-C40 in both the water and soil matrices in a user-friendly and reliable way.
Three complete packages are available from Thermo Electron that provide an effective response to different analytical requirements:
- Thermo’s Standard solution is a cost-effective option based on the conventional GC method.
- Thermo’s Sensitive (LVSL) solution delivers the lowest quantification limit below 0.5 ng/µL of total hydrocarbons.
- Thermo’s Ultra Fast solution boosts productivity to unforeseen levels with up to 100 samples processed in a single day.
A newly developed application note describing a method for the analysis of water and soils by GC offers further insight into the advantages of using such solutions. The note shows how Thermo’s Finnigan™ TRACE™ GC Ultra can perform accurate environmental analysis very rapidly, while adhering to the strict guidelines. The application can easily be modified to accommodate differing analytical requirements which utilize the various packages offered.
For more information about the Finnigan TRACE GC Ultra or to obtain the new application note, please call +1 800-532-4752, e-mail analyze@thermo.com or visit www.thermo.com/gc
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