Inorganic Analysis

Our Inorganic Analysis division has capacities to do
numerous tests in water samples using a variety of instruments.

Flow Injection Analysis (Lachat QuikChem 8500 FIA automated ion analyzer)

Ammonium (NH4)
Nitrite
Nitrate plus nitrite (NO3+NO2)
Total nitrogen (TN)
Total dissolved nitrogen (TDN)
Soluble Reactive phosphorus (SRP)
Total phosphorus (TP)
Total dissolved phosphours (TDP)
Total particle phosphorus in water (TPP)
Silica

TOC analyzer (Shimadzu TOC-LCSH analyzer, 5000A TOC analyzer and TOC-V CPH with TMN unit)

Dissolved organic carbon
Dissolved inorganic carbon
Total nitrogen

Ion Chromatography (Dionex DX600 and Dionex ICS 2500)

Chloride
Sulphate
Nitrate
Fluoride
Bromide
Phosphate

Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometer (Thermo Scientific ICAP6300)

List of Elements:

Aluminum	Cadmium	Iron	Nickel	Strontium
Antimony	Calcium	Lead	Potassium	Thallium
Arsenic	Chromium	Manganese	Selenium	Tin
Barium	Cobalt	Magnesium	Sodium	Vanadium
Beryllium	Copper	Molybdenum	Silver	Zinc

Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer (Agilent ICP-MS 7900) for low detection limit

List of Elements:

Aluminum	Cadmium	Iron	Molybdenum	Silver	Vanadium
Antimony	Calcium	Lead	Nickel	Strontium	Zinc
Arsenic	Chromium	Manganese	Potassium	Thallium
Barium	Cobalt	Magnesium	Selenium	Tin
Beryllium	Copper	Mercury	Sodium	Titanium

CHN analyzer (CE440 Elemental Analyzer)

Total nitrogen in solid phase sample
Total carbon in solid phase sample

Fluorophotometer (Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer)

Chlorophyll a

Autotitrator (Man-Tech PC-Titrate with conductivity probe)

Alkalinity (pH 4.5)
Gran Alkalinity
pH
Conductivity

Other services

Total suspended solids (TSS)
Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Turbidity
Colour

If you are interested in any of the above analyzes, please contact Dr. Mingsheng Ma (mingsheng.ma@ualberta.ca) for more information.