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Materials Analysis

The INE Materials Analysis Center (MAC) comprises multiple laboratories and offers a wide spectrum of analytical capabilities for a variety of sample matrices, as well as various methods for preparing samples prior to analysis.

Contact us
For more information regarding our labs and capabilities, or to request an estimate, please contact Shane Billings at UAF-INE-MAC@alaska.edu.

Available Analyses at MAC

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    Elemental Analysis—Cations

    • Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS)
    • Microwave Plasma Atomic Emissions spectroscopy (MP/AES)

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    Ion and Nutrient Analysis—Anions

    • Ion chromatography

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    Gas Chromatography

    Gases, volatile organics, semi-volatile organics

    • Thermal Conductivity Detection (GC/TCD)
    • Flame Ionization Detection (GC/FID)
    • Mass Spectrometry (CG/MS)

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    Liquid Chromatography

    Nonvolatile and heat sensitive organics

    • High Performance Liquid Chromatography—Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS)

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    Carbon & Nitrogen

    Total carbon, and total bound nitrogen

    • High Temperature Catalytic Combustion—IR Detection Chemiluminescence Detection (CLD) - TnB

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    Mercury Analysis

    Total mercury and methyl mercury analysis are available within MAC.

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    Sample Preparation

    Acid digestion, phase extraction, filtration, and solvent extraction

    • Accelerated Solvent Extraction
    • Solid Phase Extraction
    • Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion

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