REIC's inorganic analysis section, which is comprised of the Classical Chemistry and Metals Analysis laboratories, is staffed with over 20 technical and professional personnel. Each of these labs are equipped with a wide array of state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation and boasts over 80 years of combined laboratory experience. Both labs have the capability to handle virtually any type of environmental analysis, plus many types of specialty analyses, such as treatability studies and other research activities. The combinations of facilities, equipment and technical expertise enable these labs to produce high quality, defensible data at competitive prices.

Metals Analysis
The Metals Analysis Laboratory occupies a floor space of approximately 1400 square feet and is staffed with 12 full time technical personnel. This lab performs instrumental elemental analysis and can analyze environmental samples for about any element present on the periodic table. In addition to instrumental analysis, the metals lab performs such analyses as TCLP (along with its many variants), lime requirements, soil nutrient analysis, elutriate analysis, and various treatability studies. The following is a summary of the metals lab capabilities:

  • Methodologies range from EPA 200 series to SW846 7000 series
  • Extraction capabilities include conventional hot plates, block digestors, hot water baths, microwave and fusion
  • Instrumental capabilities include Zeeman Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GFAAS), Flame AAS, Cold Vapor Mercury and Hydride AAS, ICP Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, and ICP-MS.
  • Sample matrices include drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, surface water, leachates, soils, sediments, sludges, oils, organic wastes, rock and coal.

Specialty Analyses include:

  • TCLP, SPLP
  • Paint chip analysis
  • Fusion preparaion for "difficult to dissolve" samples
  • Fluorescent bulb testing (TCLP mercury)
  • Soil nutrient analysis, lime requirements, and cation exchange capacity
  • Hexavalent chromium and ferrous/ferric iron analysis
  • Isotope ratio and related analysis
  • Elutriate Testing
  • Low and sub ppb analysis via ICP-MS, as dictated by many discharge permits and surface water requirements.
  • Treatability Studies

Classical Chemistry
The Classical Chemistry Laboratory occupies a floor space of approximately 2200 square feet, and is staffed by 10 full time technicians. This lab performs most of the inorganic analyses that are not considered "elemental". This equates to quite a long and diverse list of analyses, many of which are summarized below, along with this lab's general capabilities:

  • Methodologies include EPA 100-400 series, SW-846, Standard Methods, and ASTM.
  • Bacteriological: total and fecal coliform, total bacteria, HPC, iron and sulfate reducing bacteria, E-Coli
  • Acidity and alkalinity forms
  • Nitriogen forms- TKN, ammonia, organic nitrogen
  • Oxygen Demands- BOD, CBOD, COD
  • Carbon forms- TC, TOC, IC
  • Anions- sulfate, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, orthophosphate
  • Disinfection Byproducts- chlorite, chlorate, bromide, bromate
  • Chlorine forms
  • Cyanide forms- total, ameanable, weak acid dissociable
  • Sulfide forms
  • Phosphorus forms
  • Solids forms- TS, TSS, TDS, TVS, TFS, SS
  • Halogen Forms- TOX, EOX, TX
  • Turbidity, SOUR, Redox Potential
  • Conductivity, Resistivity, Salinity
  • % Moisture, % Ash, BTU, Viscosity, Specific Gravity, Color, Odor
  • Cyanide and Sulfide Reactivity
  • Oil and Grease, Phenolics, pH, Dissolved Oxygen,Fformaldehyde, MBAS, Sulfite
  • % Water by Karl Fischer

Instrumental Analytical Techniques include:

  • Ion Chromotography
  • Automated Technicon Analyzer
  • TOC Analyzer
  • TOX Analyzer
  • Carbon - Sulfur Analyzer
  • Karl Fischer Titrator, % Water