Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a key technology for trace elements in routine-focused laboratories. The determination of trace elements is regulated in a number of sample matrices, including drinking waters (EPA method 200.8 and ISO method 17294), waste waters (EPA method 6020B), foodstuffs (AOAC method 2015.01) and pharmaceutical products (United States Pharmacopeia chapters <232> and <233>).
In many cases, contract laboratories are key players to turn over the large amount of samples coming through from smaller and mid-size municipalities (unable to perform cost efficient testing themselves) or companies that do not want to operate specialized laboratories with lower sample throughput. Contract laboratories can therefore offer cost efficient analysis through higher numbers of samples, and specialize to offer dedicated solutions for key requirements.
Because of that, contract laboratories have a stringent demand set on analytical instruments, allowing them to work highly cost efficient, through minimized sample turnover times, and maximized system uptime. This again is facilitated by the instrument manufacturers through intelligent solutions for sample handling, instrument performance and reduced maintenance requirements in routine operation. New technology, such as triple quadrupole ICP-MS is again key to overcome remaining challenges for ICP-MS, such as unexpected interferences requiring post analysis assessment of the data and labor intensive subsequent re-runs.
This webcast will show you how modern ICP-MS instruments such as the Thermo Scientific iCAP RQ ICP-MS and Thermo Scientific iCAP TQ ICP-MS can help to solve the above mentioned challenges. The presentation will also show how key metrics such as turnover time per sample or maintenance required downtime can be reduced without compromising system performance.
In this webcast you will:
- Get to know new solutions to increase sample throughput, overcome interferences more efficiently, and reduce the system's downtime due to care and maintenance
- Reduce the number of re-runs, by getting quality results first time
- Learn how easy it is using modern software tools to integrate improved technology for sampling and analysis into your laboratory and reach another level of analytical possibilities.
- Find out how your laboratory will benefit from upgrading to triple quadrupole ICP-MS routine analysis with no obstacles for your operators.
