APPLICATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY PSA

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This page details some of the applications which PSA has undertaken. As part of our continuous development programme new applications are constantly being undertaken and this page is added to on a continuing basis.

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Note: The elements of interest are colour-coded for ease of identification.

Hg As Se Sb Bi Te

Hg

APP001

The Determination of Mercury in Milk Powder

Hg

APP002

The Determination of Mercury in Oyster Tissue

Hg

APP003

The Determination of Mercury in Human Hair

Hg

APP004

Total Mercury Determinations in Industrial and Domestic Waste Waters

Hg

APP005

Sampling Method for Concentrating Mercury in Natural Gas

Hg

APP006

Rapid Method for Determining Mercury in Urine

Hg

APP007

The Determination of Mercury in Urine using Microwave Dissolution

Hg

APP008

Total Mercury Determinations in Drinking, Surface, Ground and Saline Waters

Hg

APP009

Comparison Data For Sir Galahad and Potassium Permanganate Absorption

Hg

APP010

Determination of Mercury in Stabilised Condensate

Se

APP011

Determination of Selenium in Blood by Hydride Generation AAS

As

APP012

Arsenic Determinations in Soil, Sediment & Sludge Samples

Hg

APP013

Mercury Determinations in Soil, Sediment & Sludge Samples

Sb

APP014

Antimony Determinations in Soil, Sediment & Sludge Samples

Se

APP015

Selenium Determinations in Soil, Sediment & Sludge Samples

Se

APP016

Selenium Determination in Fresh, Estuarine & Nearshore Water Samples

As

APP017

Arsenic Determinations in Fresh, Estuarine & Nearshore Water Samples

Hg

APP018

Determination of Methylmercury in Mussel Homogenate

Hg

APP019

Determination of Total Mercury in Mussel Homogenate

As

APP020

Determination of Arsenic in Naphtha by Hydride Generation - Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP021

Determination of Selenium in Whole Blood & Serum

Hg

APP022

The Determination of Mercury in Whole Blood

Hg

APP023

Determination of Total Mercury in Industrial Effluent

As

APP024

Arsenic Speciation by Hydride Generation - Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP025

Determination of Mercury in Contaminated Soil

As

APP026

Determination of Arsenic in Contaminated Soil

Se

APP027

Determination of Selenium in Contaminated Soil

Hg

APP028

Determination of Mercury in Liquid Hydrocarbons/Condensates

Hg

APP029

Determination of Mercury in Aluminum Samples

Sb

APP030

Determination of Antimony in Potable Waters

Hg

APP031

The Use of the PSA Millennium Merlin for the Determination of Mercury in a Polluted Marine Sediment

Hg

APP032

Determination of Mercury in Standard Reference Material NBS3133

Hg

APP033

Determination of Mercury in Zinc Concentrates

Hg

APP034

Determination of Methylmercury in Marine Liver Tissue by Gas Chromatography - Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP035

Determination of Methylmercury in Fucus Sea Plant by Gas Chromatography – Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP036

Determination of Mercury in Tea Samples using Continuous Flow Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP037

Mercury Speciation in Liquid Hydrocarbons using Gas Chromatography - Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Sb
Se
As

APP038

The Determination of Antimony, Arsenic and Selenium in Lead Concentrates using Continuous Flow Vapour Generation - Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP039

Determination of Mercury in Poplar Leaves using Continuous Flow Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP040

Determination of Selenium in Human Hair using Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

As

APP041

Determination of Arsenic in Human Hair using Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP042

Determination of Mercury in Paper using Continuous Flow Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

As
Sb
Se

APP043

Determination of Arsenic, Antimony and Selenium in Zinc Concentrates by Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

As

APP044

Determination of Arsenic in Poplar Leaves using Continuous Flow Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Sb

APP045

Determination of Antimony in Human Bone

Hg

APP046

Determination of Mercury in Incineration Ash

Hg

APP047

Determination of Mercury in Sewage Flue Gas

Se

APP048

Determination of Selenium in Grass Using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

As

APP049

Determination of Arsenic in Oyster Tissue using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP050

Determination of Selenium in Oyster Tissue using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP051

Determination of Selenium in Children's Nutritional Supplements using Hydride Generation
Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP052

Determination of Selenium in Milk using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP053

Mercury Speciation using the Millennium Merlin Speciation System

Se

APP054

Interference of Copper on the Determination of Selenium using Hydride Generation - Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Sb

APP055

Antimony Speciation using the Millennium Excalibur Speciation System

Hg

APP056

Determination Of Mercury In Sodium Hypochlorite Solution Using Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP057

UV Oxidation for the On-line Treatment of Mercury Prior to Determination by Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP058

Determination of Mercury in Coal using Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP059

On-Line Reduction of SeVI to SeIV Prior to Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Determination of Selenium

Hg

APP060

Determination of Mercury in Natural Gas

Hg

APP061

On-Line Mercury Determination in Wastewater from an Incineration Plant

As

APP062

Determination of Arsenic in Aluminium Samples

Sb

APP063

Determination of Antimony in Aluminium Samples

Bi

APP064

Determination of Bismuth in Hair using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Sb

APP065

Determination of antimony in human hair using atomic fluorescence spectrometry

Hg

APP066

Fully Automated Determination Of Mercury in Air Using Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP067

Determination of Mercury in Hydrogen using Amalgamation – Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP068

Determination of Mercury using Continuous Vapour Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Hg

APP069

Determination of Mercury in Fly Ash

Se

APP070

Determination of Selenium in Wheat Flour Using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP071

Determination of Selenium in Bovine Liver Using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP072

Determination of Total Mercury in Crude Oil & Condensate Feedstocks by Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP073

The Use of Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry for the Ontario Hydro Method (ASTM D6784-02)

As

APP074

Determination of Arsenic in Coal using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP075

Determination of Selenium in Coal using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP076

Determination of Selenium in Cod Muscle using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP077

Determination of mercury in sulfur using atomic fluorescence spectrometry

As

APP078

Determination of arsenic in naphtha samples

Hg

APP079

Determination of mercury in naphtha using the Millennium Merlin

Sb

APP080

Determination of antimony and mercury in false nail adhesive

Hg

APP081

Determination of Mercury in produced water

Hg

APP082

Determination of Mercury in Gases Containing High Levels of H2S using dual Amalgamation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP083

Determination of Total Mercury in a Condensate Sample using the Merlin and the Pre-concentration Unit

Hg

APP084

Determination of trace amount of Mercury in Brine and Water Samples using Cold Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP085

Complying the Quality Assurance Program of EPA Method 1631 and its Application to the Determination of Ultra-trace Mercury in Rainwater Samples

Hg

APP086

Complying the Quality Assurance Program of EPA Method 1631 and Its Application to the Determination of Ultra-trace  Mercury  in Water Samples

Hg

APP087

Determination of total Mercury in mixed LPG using ISO-6978 and ASTM 6350

Hg

APP088

Methylmercury Determination in human hair using HPLC and post column UV digestion coupled with vapour generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (HPLC-UV-CVAFS)

Sb

APP089

Antimony speciation in soils using the Millennium Excalibur

Hg

APP090

Determination of Mercury in Poplar leaves using continuous flow vapour generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry using Hot Plate Digestion

As

APP091

Speciation of four toxicologically relevant Arsenic species in water samples using high performance liquid Chromatography coupled with Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (HPLC-HGAFS)

Se

APP092

Using the Millennium Excalibur for Selenium Speciation

Se

APP093

Determination of Selenium in Dogfish Muscle and Lobster Heatopacreas using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP094

Mercury Speciation in Solid Samples by Thermal Decomposition Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry - New Thermogram

Hg

APP095

Determination of Total Mercury in Waste Lubricant Oil by Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP096

Determination of Mercury in Water Samples using Automated UV Digestion with Vapour Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Se

APP097

Determination of Total Selenium in Drinking Water Samples with Online Pre-reductions Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP098

Bromination Method for Hg in Urine

As

APP099

Arsenic in Rice

Hg

APP100

Total Hg in Vegetables

Hg

APP101

Total Hg in Fish

Hg

APP102

Continuous Determination of Mercury in Waste and Process Water using the PSA 10.225 Online Mercury Liquid Systems

Hg

APP103

Determination of Mercury in Elemental Sulphur

As

APP104

Total Arsenic Analysis on Swabs

As

APP105

Rapid Arsenic Speciation Analysis in Water Samples using Flow Injection Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry with Low Pressure Short Column

Hg

APP106

Determination of Total Mercury in Glycol by Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Hg

APP107

Determination of Mercury Fractions in Caustic Wash Samples

Hg

APP108

Determination of Mercury in Caustic Soda by CV-AFS

Hg

APP109

Determination of Mercury in Mining Waste Containing High Levels of Cyanide

As

APP110

Determination of Arsenic in Hair using Hydride Generation Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry after open Vessel Digestion on a Hot Block