FILAB’s state-of-the-art analytical equipment and multi-sector expertise enable it to respond quickly and reliably to the pollution analysis needs of its industrial clients.
Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with a microprobe (SEM-EDX) will, in a first step, allow to identify the nature and the chemical composition of a pollution. The sample will then be redirected to analytical tools allowing a more specific identification of its nature:
o Metallic deposit or pollution: plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-AES or ICP-MS) will allow, once the sample is dissolved, to identify and quantify its chemical elements.
o Mineral deposit or pollution: X-ray Diffraction (XRD) identifies and quantifies the crystalline phases in a sample to know its composition.
o Deposition or organic pollution: chromatography (GC-MS, LC-MS) or spectroscopy (FTIR, µ-IRTF) will be used in this case to break down the molecules of the deposit in order to analyze them more easily.
Our experts will then compile a complete report including the analyses performed, the interpretation of the results accompanied by photographs, and, according to your requests, advice and a proposal for support in the development of rapid solutions to eliminate the impurity.