ICP Questions

[Bear22]

Guys,

I know this question comes up quite a bit, but what was true yesterday doesn't mean it's true today.

So, I am looking for suggestions for a decent value ICP vendor where the value is good (compared to the other vendors). The turn around time is reliable/consistent. And of course there's pricing.

I am not looking for every trace element measurement that's conceivable, just a good representation of common parameters, plus basic trace elements.

Also, looking for CO2 measurement, alkalinity, and pH as I would like to bounce the results against my devices & means of testing.

Cheers!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'm not aware of CO2 measurements being done by ICP companies (they may), and I would not have any confidence that a CO2 measurement reflected values when you took the sample. CO2 can easily be lost or gained from the air in the lab and by organism growth in the collection tube (if any).

I would get icp-ms in any trace elements are important to you.

FWIW, I have confidence in Oceamo and is who i would use, but that does not mean some others are not as useful. I just do not know.