Coal usually contains high levels of selenium, particularly from sources that are also high in sulfur. This results in waste streams from coal-fired power plants having selenium concentrations that far exceed industrial discharge limits. Removal of selenium from these...
We are thrilled to announce that Jamie Fox joined Brooks Rand Labs as our Technical Sales Manager. As a key member of our Business Development team, Jamie is responsible for identifying and capturing new opportunities that require trace metals and metals speciation...
It has become increasingly common for risk assessment and treatability studies to require arsenic speciation data to determine the potential mobility of this toxic contaminant at varying sites. Looking at arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] values can be helpful...
Human exposure to natural and synthetic contaminants has recently come to the forefront of public concern with frequent stories in the media about the potential harm from metals in our environment. Fish consumption, vaccines, contaminated food products, and poorly...
Did you miss out on the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) this year (held in South Korea in June)? Here's a chance to get a rundown of conference highlights! BRL's Annie Carter will be speaking at the September 9th meeting of the Delta...
In 1983, the first inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) was introduced, revolutionizing metals analysis. The new technology allowed for metals to be analyzed with unprecedented productivity and the ability to attain ultra-low detection limits with...
Technically, rare earth elements (Ce, Dy, Er, Eu, Gd, Ho, La, Lu, Nd, Pr, Pm, Sm, Sc, Tb, Tm, Yb, and Y) are not truly rare (with a few exceptions), and they may be found liberally dispersed within the Earth's crust. Most of the rare earth elements (REE) are mined in...
Brooks Rand Labs currently offers lead (Pb) stable isotope ratio testing for application to environmental forensic studies. Lead has a unique isotopic pattern and small differences in the ratios of these isotopes can help in identification of the source, transport,...
Following the recent merger of Brooks Rand Labs and Applied Speciation, an article was published in the 2015 Environmental Industry Outlook 2015 edition of the Environmental Business Journal. This article neatly sums up the many benefits that this merger brings to the...