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Soil and Solids Analysis

From everyday nutrient testing to complex contamination determination and monitoring at remediation sites, the analysis of soil is a critically important area of environmental monitoring. With regulations becoming more stringent and the list of harmful chemicals growing, you need a full spectrum of analytical technologies, providing you with the most accurate and sensitive analyses. From trace metals testing to VOCs and SVOCs to in-field soils analysis, PerkinElmer equips your testing lab with the tools to get the job done, reliably, efficiently and in compliance.

Soil and Solids Analysis Spotlight

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High-Throughput Analysis of Geochemical Samples with the Avio 560 Max ICP-OES
Elemental analysis of natural samples – such as rocks, soils, sediments, and plants – is essential, routine testing in geochemical laboratories, since the eleme ...
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Determination of Available Phosphorus in Soil Samples Using the Avio 550 Max ICP-OES
Phosphorus is a crucial nutrient for plants, and its scarcity in soils significantly constrains crop productivity. However, a surplus of total phosphorus in a s ...
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ESI - PKI Ultra High Speed Analysis of Soils by ICP-OES
Commercial soil testing laboratories and industrial agrochemicals manufacturers routinely test soil for nutrients to enable agriculturists and farmers to make i ...
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Soil Testing Solutions
Whether you’re concerned with nutrient testing or contaminant determination and remediation, we are committed to accelerating your soil testing analyses. We do ...
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A novel method (TG-IR) for the rapid determination of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in soil
A gas chromatographic analysis of the extract can provide even greater sensitivity and more detailed compositional information, but further increases the time r ...
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Extending the Hydrocarbon Range for the Anlaysis of Soil Gas Samples
This study describes the recovery of compounds above the boiling point of naphthalene achieved by optimizing the thermal desorption chemistry for the determinat ...
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Volatile Organic Compound Screening in Soil Using SPME-GC/MS
The ability to screen soil samples in the field by identifying volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is a valuable tool where sampling decisions are required in nea ...
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Environmental Effects of Wildfires
Intense wildfires can cause chemical reactions that release metals, nutrients and other toxicants into the soil. When subsequent rains wash these contaminants i ...
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EnviroChat Interviews
As part of our efforts to educate ourselves and our customers, we are actively engaged with researchers and subject matter experts from around the world to expl ...
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PFAS Health Concerns in Air, Water and Soil
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are stable in the environment and can accumulate over time.
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EPA Compliant and Interference Free Monitoring of Agricultural Waste by ICPMS
The activities of working farms and ranches can have a significant environmental impact through the introduction of heavy metals. The advantages of ICP-MS for t ...
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Simple and Reliable Determination of Heavy Metals in Soil with the PinAAcle 900H AA Spectrometer
A simple and rapid fast digestion technique followed by PinAAcle 900 AA analysis provides a new solution for determination of inorganic contaminants for a varie ...
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Meeting the Challenges of Soil Analysis
The detection of micronutrients in soils is critical to ensuring the environmental conditions are sufficient for the intended use. The use of a closed vessel mi ...
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Acid Sulfate Soil: Chemistry, Environmental Impacts and Management
Graham Lancaster of Southern Cross University participated in the PerkinElmer Global Environmental Sciences Summit and gave a presentation focused on the enviro ...
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Relating the Speciation of Rare Earth Metals to their Bioavailability
Dr. Kevin Wilkinson from the University of Montreal, discusses relating the speciation of rare earth metals to their bioavailability.
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Recovering VOCs from Difficult Soil Matrices
Jacob Rebholz is the VOC Product Marketing Manager at Teledyne Tekmar and spoke at the Global Environmental Sciences Summit on the topic of recovering VOCs from ...
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The Need for Speed: Enhancing Lab Productivity

This webinar provides suggestions and practical solutions for enhancing productivity and sample throughput while maintaining the analytical data quality obtaine ...
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Soil and Solids Analysis Solutions

Organics in Soil Analysis

Environmental testing labs are increasingly responsible to testing higher volumes of samples and time-sensitive assays – all while adhering to strict and often- ...
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Elementals in Soil Analysis

Whether through industrial or waste disposal operations, the breaking down of soils, lead pipes, or acid rain, environmental analysis involves detecting arsenic ...
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Radiochemistry in Soil Analysis

Radioactivity is the tendency of unstable nuclei to emit particles to bring it closer to stability. These particles are encountered at typically very low levels ...
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Soil and Solids Analysis Technologies

INSTRUMENT

NexION 2000B ICP Mass Spectrometer

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NexION 2000B ICP-MS

INSTRUMENT

Spectrum Two FT-IR Spectrometer

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Spectrum Two FT-IR Spectrometer
GC Instruments

GC Instruments
The innovative PerkinElmer GC 2400™ System allows customers to achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency. Designed to address modern analytical lab productivit ...
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OneSource Laboratory Services

Laboratory Services
Today’s scientific lab leaders are facing new pressures and demands to continue to innovate while looking for more lab productivity. With tighter deadlines, inc ...
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Consumables & Accessories

Consumables & Accessories
Your partnership with PerkinElmer doesn't stop when you purchase an instrument. We also have a complete line of consumables and accessories engineered to keep t ...
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