Determination of hazardous elements in municipal solid waste with the ARL QUANT’X EDXRF Spectrometer

APPLICATION NOTE Author: Pascal Lemberge, Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens, Switzerland Keywords ARL QUANT’X, EDXRF, Silicon Drift Detector (SDD), Air Filters, Ambient Particulate Matter, Environment, Pollution Introduction The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) commitment to improve air quality across…

Application note Semi-quantitative analysis of nutrients in milk-based powders by EDXRF and UniQuant software Authors UniQuant software Pascal Lemberge, EDXRF Applications Specialist UniQuant software is designed for use with X-ray fluorescence Will de Jongh, XRF Applications Specialist (XRF) spectrometers. It…

APPLICATION NOTE Author: Pascal Lemberge, Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens, Switzerland Keywords Alternative fuels, ARL QUANT’X, Liquid hazardous, SDD, Waste fuel, X-Ray Fluorescence Introduction Liquid hazardous waste is an industrial waste typified by mixtures of solvents, oils, paints and pigments which…

APPLICATION NOTE Author: Pascal Lemberge, Thermo Fisher Scientific Ecublens, Switzerland Keywords ARL QUANT’X, Environmental, Heavy metals, Sewage sludge, SDD, X-Ray Fluorescence Introduction Sewage sludge is a byproduct of domestic sewage and waste water treatment. Sludge consists mainly of organic matter…