Comprehensive Overview of HRMS Laboratory and Centre of Excellence
HRMS Centre of Excellence was established in February 2002 with a total capacity of 16,000 samples per year. The laboratory comprises three separate areas for sample preparation, equipped with modern instrumentation including GC-MS systems. The team of HRMS experts has extensive experience in the field of POPs and participates in global certification programs.
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HRMS Centre HRMS Centre of of Excellence Excellence Brief Brief introduction of the HRMS lab introduction of the HRMS laboratory oratory RIGHT SOLUTIONS | RIGHT PARTNER
HRMS Centre of Excellence Total Total capacity capacity: : 16 000 16 000 samples samples/ /year year Establishment Establishment of the HRMS Lab: of the HRMS Lab: February, 2002 February, 2002 Total Working Area: Total Working Area: 525 m 525 m2 2 Three Three separate laboratories separate laboratories for for the the sample sample preparation: preparation: Enviro Prep Lab (soil, water, Enviro Prep Lab (soil, water, waste): waste): 95 m 95 m2 2 Bio Prep Lab (food/feed/tissue): Bio Prep Lab (food/feed/tissue): 100 100 m m2 2 Emission/Air Emission/Air Prep Prep Lab: Lab: 100 m 100 m2 2 RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 2
HRMS Laboratory Two systems: Two instrumental systems: instrumental room rooms s with environmental control with environmental control Constant Constant temperature temperature Dust Dust decrease decrease Reduce Floor vibrations Reduce Floor vibrations Minimize electric interferences Minimize electric interferences Power back Power back- -up system up system RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 3
GC-MS modern instrumentation 4 4 HRMS instruments Dual HRGC Finnigan MAT 95XP high resolution gas chromatographs Agilent 6890N (HRGC) equipped with auto samplers CTC Total HRMS instruments Dual HRGC- -HRMS HRMS (R >10 000) with two HRGC HRGC- -HRMS HRMS ThermoElectron DFS GC Trace Ultra equipped with a TriPlus autosampler Two Dual HRGC Thermo Fisher Sci. high resolution (R >10 000) DFS with two GCs Trace Ultra equipped with a TriPlus autosampler Two Dual HRGC- -HRMS HRMS
HRMS Experts One of the key differences of ALS is staff experience and stability of the team One of the key differences of ALS is staff experience and stability of the team Number Number of of employees employees: : 21 21 ( (8 8 University University degree) degree) Experienced Experienced key key staff staff: : 1 13 3- -2 23 3 years years in in the the field field of of POPs POPs Participation Belgium, Participation to Belgium, Czech to Certification Czech Republic) Certification of Republic) of Candidate Candidate Reference Reference Material Material (USA, (USA, Canada, Canada, Project background Project experience background levels experience on levels (health on very (health monitoring) very contaminated monitoring) contaminated sites, sites, as as well well as as monitoring monitoring of of Crisis Resolution Crisis Resolution with with involvement involvement of of food/feed food/feed producers producers Participation Participation to to main main international international conferences conferences on on POPs POPs problematic problematic Organization of Organization of local local seminars seminars on on POPs POPs problematic problematic RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 5
HRMS Centre of Excellence services ALS including: Dioxins (PCDD/F) Enviro matrices water, SPMD, soil, sediments, sludge, wastes, chemicals Emission/Ambient air Bio matrices-food, feed and human blood ALS offers the most including: offers the most comprehensive range of services comprehensive range of services Routine Routine m methodologies Enviro and bio matrices - US EPA 1613, US EPA 8290 Emission - US EPA 23, US EPA 23A, EN 1948 Ambient air - US EPA TO-9A ethodologies employed employed: : RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 6
HRMS Centre of Excellence services ALS including: PCBs, especially co-planar PCBs (dioxin-like PCBs) Enviro matrices water, SPMD, soil, sediments, sludge, wastes, chemicals Emission/Ambient air Bio matrices-food, feed and human blood ALS offers the most including: offers the most comprehensive range of services comprehensive range of services Routine Routine methodologies Enviro and bio matrices - US EPA 1668 Emission - JIS K 0311, EN 1948 Ambient air - US EPA TO-9A/EN 1948 methodologies employed employed: : RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 7
HRMS Centre of Excellence services ALS including: ALS offers the most including: offers the most comprehensive range of services comprehensive range of services Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Enviro matrices water, SPMD, soil, sediments, sludge, wastes, chemicals Emission/Ambient air Bio matrices-food Routine Routine methodologies methodologies employed employed: : All matrices- US EPA 429, resp. ISO 11338 and IP 346 RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 8
HRMS Centre of Excellence services ALS including: ALS offers the most including: offers the most comprehensive range of services comprehensive range of services Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Enviro matrices water, SPMD, soil, sediments, sludge, wastes, chemicals, Bio matrices-food, feed and human blood Routine Routine methodology methodology employed employed: : Enviro and bio matrices - US EPA 1614 RIGH SOLUTION | RIGHT PARTNER 9
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