Environment
From monitoring of contaminated sediments and soils, to the determination of toxic metals in air and water and the classification of materials for later recycling and disposal, wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) is an analytical technique of choice. Characterization and remediation of contaminated soil sites requires quick and reliable assays. Approved as a technique by the U.S. EPA, XRF is routinely employed to determine heavy metal concentrations (RCRA metals) in soils and sediments.
New European Union (EC) environmental legislation, referred to as RoHS/WEEE, will have significant implications for many manufacturing companies in terms of marketing, design, manufacturing and "end-of-life" recovery and recycling. XRF analysis can help manufacturers comply with RoHS/WEEE by providing rapid non-destructive elemental analysis. Rigaku technology and expertise provide a number of unique solutions for these determinations.
Solutions
- Low-cost XRF analysis: Primini
- Sample mapping: ZSX Primus, ZSX Primus II
- Small sample analysis: ZSX Primus, ZSX Primus II
- Standardless analysis: Primini, ZSX Primus, ZSX Primus II
- High-performance XRD: Ultima IV
- High-power θ/θ goniometer system: TTRAX III
- Benchtop X-ray diffraction: MiniFlex™