ATS’ Chemical Analysis Department offers Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) testing and analysis. Popular ICP applications include metallurgical, polymer/elastomer, water, chemicals, raw ingredients/final products, and paints/coatings.
ATS Chemists
Our highly skilled chemists partner with clients to ensure the appropriate tests and analyses are conducted in order to get accurate information that will satisfy your queries and/or meet industry requirements. Effective communication, detailed reporting, and timely turnaround are key factors to our customer service goals which set us apart from other testing labs. With years of experience our lab experts are very familiar with most industry standards and regulations.
Popular Industry Standards and Regulations
- CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission
- CPSIA — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- CA Prop 65 — California Proposition 65 List
- CCPSA — Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
- ISO — International Organization of Standards
- REACH — Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals: European Union (EU) requirements
- ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials International
- MIL — Military Standards
ATS Labs
ATS’ clean and climate controlled labs are managed by expert chemists with technically advanced equipment offering hundreds of testing and analysis procedures. Our labs are ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (A2LA) accredited.
Types of Chemistry Labs
Organic Lab
Capable of analyzing organic compounds ranging from simple alkanes 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 may determine a long list of compounds.
Organic Lab Instrumentation
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS), LC MS Triple Quadrupole Detecto, 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 the chemical composition of almost any metal alloy regardless of shape and size. Depending on your request procedure we have a variety of instrumentation that offers 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
The lab analyzes and tests chemicals, mechanical and thermal properties of polymeric materials.
Contamination Lab
ATS analysts have experience in identifying a wide range of contaminants that can be the result of plant production lines or other processes.
Tools Used For Contamination Analysis
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), 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 mechanical hazards to analyzing for regulated elements/compounds.
