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PACKAGE: Environmental - Soils


Neutron Activation analysis is perfectly suited for determining trace level contaminants in difficult matrices. Because it is based on physical techniques, it can provide a secondary verification of results generated by chemical techniques.

Element Unit Typical Soil*
Antimony (Sb) ppm 1.9
Arsenic (As) ppm 15.1
Barium (Ba) ppm 1156
Bromine (Br) ppm 2
Cerium (Ce) ppm 66
Cesium (Cs) ppm 3.7
Chromium (Cr) ppm 217
Cobalt (Co) ppm 25.9
Gold (Au) ppb 11.3
Hafnium (Hf) ppm 5.6
Iron (Fe) % 5.63
Lanthanum (La) ppm 35
Molybdenum (Mo) ppm 2
Nickel (Ni) ppm 68
Rubidium (Rb) ppm 71
Scandium (Sc) ppm 21.1
Sodium (Na) % 2.08
Tantalum (Ta) ppm 0.9
Thorium (Th) ppm 7.4
Tungsten (W) ppm 1
Uranium (U) ppm 2.3
Zinc (Zn) ppm 55

Note - specific elemental detection limits may be improved, please inquire.

Halogens and Short Lived Elements analyses are also available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
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