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ORS: Chemical Analysis Laboratory © a . Page 1 of 3 UGA OVPR ORS Directory SASS recnasrenet) INERSRATED RESEARCH & SURVEY Sapp i : INSSRUSAERT Rs z BLOATING SHO oT - Se (scatteie | CENTRAL | Ea ’ yome DGENTEC: Pears : STORES | STORES Welcome to the Chemical Analysis Laboratory (CAL) at The University of Georgia ECH COMPUTING -eseaRce RESEARCH {nadie Peaanaaioars . ¢ewren <M ceeren | ORS > CAL ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED EIOPE fe Chemical Analysis Laboratory HEREIN TS UNCLASSIFIED # Home A “ sane tr Enass ‘ ete ¥ Instrumentation/Services DATE le-l0-2008 BY 60324 UC BAWSRS/LSC % Shipping Samples Info The Chemical Analysis Laboratory offers the UGA ® Analytical Prices ® Sample Preparations research community state-of-the art analytical @ Staff techniques and support services, including analysis of ® Locator metals, elements, nutrients, organic carbon, and cations in a wide variety of samples. Rebecca Auxfer . Our chemical analysis services are available Manager worldwide and to the UGA research community. We auxier@uga.edu F . . . can identify the kinds and amounts of elements in Phone: (706) 542-6031 y Fax: (706) $42-6038 chemical compounds that are important to your research. For example: Chemical Analysis Laboratory University of Georgia 110 Riverbend Road, Heavy metals in streams and rivers; Room 170 Composition of wood preservatives in building materials; Athens, GA 30602 Nutritional content of foods; Calcium in deer antlers; Iron and nickel in benthic samples from the Atlantic Ocean Toxic elements like cadmium in hand-painted Italian pottery. & Element Analysis » Inductively Coupled spate Our laboratory has provided data for research in ecology, materials science, forestry, plant sciences and art, to name a few. In tInductively Plasma- addition to UGA researchers, our client list includes other colleges and universities such as Harvard Medical School, Emory, the (Ice Mey ctrometry University of Alabama, Clemson, and Michigan State University. & Atomic Absorption/ n Hottie omery Highly specialized instruments and experienced personnel offer excellent quality contro! and fast turnaround times. Our staff is wtnrgenie Analysis available to consult with researchers on analytical procedures, sample collection, preservation, storage, and even the Total Disolved development of new techniques for unusual sample types. A list of the analyses we offer follows. Organic Carbon % Carbon, Hydrogen, & Nitrogen Analysis ELEMENT ANALYSIS ® Nutrient Analysis 4 Other Services » Sample preparation “Pate Three methods are available to detect types and concentrations of nearly all » DH determination elements in the periodic table ~ even at trace and ultra-trace levels. Inductively Coupled Plasma-Emission Spectrometry (ICP) Analysis of solutions or dissolved solids Quantitative determination of 20 to 28 elements simultaneously Detection limits in the parts-per-million (ppm) range Typical applications: Sample types previously processed include wooden boards, plant tissue, soils, proteins, bones, human tissue, fish, snails, clams, wastewater, and ocean water Instrumentation: Thermo Jarrell-Ash Enviro 36 Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma spectrophotometer Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) Analysis of solutions or dissolved solids . Rapid, muitt-elemental analysis capability covering most elements in the periodic table Detection limits In the parts-per-billion to parts-per-trillion range Requires a minimum sample of 2 ml http://www.cal.uga.edu/ 5/6/2005