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Global concern over the environment and the impact of industry and consumerism continues to grow. Tougher legislation demands a big reduction in the release of toxic elements, notably heavy metals, into the environment. Whether it is the disposal of house-hold refuse, the use of fertilizers in agriculture or the reclamation of contaminated land - environmental protection requires the analysis of highly diverse material types and element concentrations.
In this diversity lies one of the strengths of the X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. It supports a diverse array of applications in geology, agriculture, use of fossil and secondary fuels, industrial emissions monitoring, recycling, catalyst production, electronics and electrical appliance manufacture and many others. Samples such as solid pieces, pressed powders, loose powders and granules, liquids and thin films (e.g. filters) can be placed directly into the XRF instrument, and calibrations cover wide dynamic concentration ranges (sub-ppm to %).
PANalytical solutions
PANalytical offers a range of instruments from bench-top EDXRF spectrometers to flexible, high performance WDXRF spectrometers. The Epsilon 5 EDXRF spectrometer was developed specifically to address the heavy-metal analysis requirements of many environmental applications. Optional standardless software modules like Epsilon 5's AutoQuantify and Axios' Omnian can handle a wide variety of sample types and physical forms with a single calibration. Prior knowledge of the sample chemistry is not required.
Trace element analysis
PANalytical's Pro-Trace, consists of software and high quality standards and brings accurate and precise quantification close to the sub-ppm detection limits achievable on our Axios spectrometer. Pro-Trace can be used for trace element analysis in materials ranging from rocks and ores to coals and biomass, supporting applications in geology, agriculture, cement manufacture and fossil and secondary fuels usage.
Respirable silica
Respirable silica samples are routinely analyzed using X-ray diffraction, in accordance with OSHA, MSHA or NIOSH methods. The CubiX PRO X-ray diffraction system along with X'Pert Industry software for automated quantitative analysis provides the customer with a highly sensitive and accurate method for analysis or carcinogenic silica phases collected on air filters.
