Environmental Health Laboratory
Laboratory Investigations for Healthier Washington Workplaces

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soul Catch
Our symbol, the
"Soul Catcher," is a Northwest Coast Indian symbol of physical and mental well-being.
(Artist: Marvin Oliver)

 

INSTRUMENTATION


Fee-for-Use Instrumentation

 Instrument  Model Features Uses
AFS PS Analytical Excaliber Hg & As detectors Hg and As analysis
CE Agilent   Analysis of ions
FTIR Shimadzu 8300 Gas cell; thin film and pellet capability Silica & breathing air analysis
GC Agilent 5890 II PFPD; Split/splitless & COC inlets Phosphorous/ sulfur pesticide analysis
GC Agilent 5890 II ECD; FID; Split/splitless inlet Halogenated compounds; organics
GC Agilent 6890 FID; COC & split/splitless inlets Organic analysis
GC-MS Agilent 5973 inert EI & CI sources; PTV inlet Organic analysis
GC-MS Agilent 5971 ATD inlet Low level VOC analysis in air
GC-MS Agilent 5971 Headspace inlet VOC analysis in liquids

GC-MS

Agilent 5971 Split/splitless & COC inlets General organic analysis
GC-MS-MS Varian Saturn CP3800   Low level qualitative analysis; MS-MS
HPLC-MS (Trap) Aglient XCT APCI, ES & APPI inlets Polar & non-volatile organics
HPLC-MS-MS Thermo TSQ-7000 APCI & ES inlets Polar & non-volatile organics
HPLC Agilent 1050 UV and FL detectors Polar & non-volatile organics
ICP-MS Aglient 7500 CS HPLC & autosampler interface Element analysis; speciation of metals

Instrument for use only with TOAC operator

 Instrument  Model Features Uses
Microbalance Mettler UMX-2 0.1 µg precision Gravimetry


Other Equipment

Instrument Model Features Uses
Centrifugal Concentrator Savant   Solvent evaporation
Centrifuge Thermo CL5R Refrigerated Low G
Centrifuge Thermo CP8   Low G
Muffle furnace Thermoline 30400 Programmable Ashing
N-evap Organomation   Solvent evaporation
Turbovap Concentrators   200 & 50 ml tube sizes Solvent evaporation
Vacuum ovens   Up to 4.5 CF  


Abbreviations

 

AFS, Atomic Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
APCI, Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization
APPI, Atmospheric Pressure Photo-Ionization
ATD, Automated Thermal Desorption
CE, Capillary Electrophoresis
CI, Chemical Ionization
COC, Cold-On-Column
ECD, Electron Capture Detector
EI, Electron Impact
ES, Electrospray
FID, Flame Ionization Detector
FL, Fluorescence
FTIR, Fourier-Transform Spectrophotometer
GC, Gas Chromatograph
HPLC, High-Pressure Liquid Chromatograph
ICP, Inductively Coupled Plasma
MS, Mass Spectrometer
PFPD, Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector
PTV, Programmable Temperature Vaporization
UV, Ultra-violet
VOC, Volatile Organic Compound

 

 

 

 

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