
Portable Direct Mercury Analyzer
The MA-3 Solo from NIC offers a portable bench-top design for the measurement of total mercury in Solid, Liquid and Gaseous matrices using the principle of thermal decomposition, gold amalgamation, and atomic absorption in accordance with USEPA 7473 and ASTM D-6722-01. No pretreatment of samples or compressed gases are required.
MA-3 Solo Mercury Analyzer Key Features:
- Direct Mercury Analyzer that requires no compressed gases
- Accurate measurements with precision at 100ng/kg (ppt) and lower
- Dynamic range up to 100mg/kg (ppm) based on a 100mg sample (variable)
- Simple to operate, single sample design
- Built-in, Automatic Blank System virtually eliminates carryover
- Built-in Exhaust System allows for safe operation in any location
- Low operational costs due to no-consumable design
- Ceramic sample boats allow for easy acid-washing and drying
- Regular and large capacity sample boats available
- User-friendly software for simple operation, reporting and data storage
- Operates on 100 to 240 VAC power
Recent Publications Using the NIC MA-3 Solo Mercury Analyzer
- Conversion of methylmercury into inorganic mercury via organomercurial lyase (MerB) activates autophagy and aggresome formation
- Methylmercury drives lipid droplet formation and adipokine expression during the late stages of adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells
- Concentration of biogenic and risk elements in wild boar testes and their interactions with sperm quality
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