Element speciation

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» Methyl mercury
To meet requests for accurate measurements of methyl mercury at environmentally relevant levels, ALS Laboratory Group brings you accredited analyses by isotope dilution-gas chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ID-GC-ICPMS).
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» Arsenic speciation

The toxicity and biological effects of an element depend to a large extent on the state in which it is present. For As, arsenite is more toxic and more water soluble than arsenate. As a detoxifi cation
mechanism, various organisms methylate As, ultimately producing benign As species such as arsenobetaine. ALS Laboratory Group can perform As speciation analyses in water, soil, sediment and sludge. » Read more...

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