So my latest Triton ICP noted elevated silicon. I’ve had higher silicon levels on and off, with occasional diatom outbreaks, I’ve checked my source RO/DI water (multistage, spectrapure DI), which has always been clean. However the recent help tab on Triton now lists GFO as a possible source of silicon. Here’s the text:
I use BRS High capacity GFO on a regular basis. Is it possible, that as Triton seems to be suggesting, that BRS GFO might be a source rather than removing it? Perhaps their stock is already loaded with silicates?
Check for possible contamination source. To help you in finding the source of error, we have listed the most frequent sources of contamination for silicon (sorted in descending order of frequency):
1. RO/DI Supply
2. Iron based phosphate remover (not RowaPhos or PhosBan)
3. SIPORAX Type media
4. Ceramics
I use BRS High capacity GFO on a regular basis. Is it possible, that as Triton seems to be suggesting, that BRS GFO might be a source rather than removing it? Perhaps their stock is already loaded with silicates?