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ATS’ Chemical Analysis Department performs Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) services for our clients. Popular ICP testing and analysis applications include metallurgical, polymer/elastomer, water, chemicals, raw ingredients/final products, and paints/coatings.
Our Chemists
Our highly skilled chemists partner with clients to ensure appropriate tests and analyses are conducted in order to get accurate information that will satisfy their queries and/or meet industry requirements. Effective communication, detailed reporting, and timely turnaround are key factors in satisfying our customer service goals, which set us apart from other testing labs. Due to their years of experience performing ICP testing and analysis to relevant standards, our lab experts provide services of the highest quality to our clients.
Popular Industry Standards and Regulations
- REACH — Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals - European Union (EU) requirements
- ASTM — ASTM International
- ISO — International Organization of Standards
- MIL — Military Standards
- CPSC – Consumer Product Safety Commission
- CPSIA – Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- CA Prop 65 — California Proposition 65 List
- CCPSA — Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
ICP Testing and Analysis Labs at ATS:
ATS’ well-equipped chemistry labs are operated by expert chemists with a wide variety of technologically advanced equipment offering hundreds of testing and analysis procedures. Our labs are ISO 17025 (A2LA) accredited.
Types of Chemistry Labs
Organic Lab – Capable of analyzing organic compounds ranging from simple alkalines to more complex compounds. Whether you are needing to quantify and/or identify these compounds, our state of the art instrumentation delivers accurate and clear results. Our comprehensive testing is capable of determining a long list of compounds.
Organic Lab Instrumentation – Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS), LC MS Triple Quadrupole Detector, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Karl Fischer – Moisture Detection, Ultraviolet/Visible Analysis (UV/VIS), Dynamic Headspace Analysis, Static Headspace Analysis, Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatograph (pGC/MS).
Metals Lab – Capable of chemical analysis/testing of metals ranging from Aluminum to Zinc and all elements in between. Our chemists can determine chemical composition of almost any metal alloy regardless of shape and size. Depending on your required procedure we have a variety of instrumentation that offer effective and accurate test results.
Metals Lab Instrumentation – Optical Emission Spectrometers (OES), Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF), Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), LECO Combustion, Electrodeposition, and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS).
Polymer Lab – Lab analyzes and tests chemical, mechanical and thermal properties of polymeric materials.
Contamination Lab – ATS analysts have experience in identifying the type and source of a wide range of contaminates that can be the result of plant production lines or other processes.
Tools Used For Contamination Analysis – Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM/EDS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Ion Chromatography (IC).
Consumer Product Testing Lab – With years of experience, our staff is highly familiar with compliance requirements for consumer product testing. Our capabilities range from testing for mechanical hazards to analyzing for regulated elements/compounds.
