Metals and Minerals Analysis
In areas such as material specification, effluent control, quality control analysis, recycling and environmental monitoring, Sheffield Assay Office Analytical Services can provide an independent report which may be used to support contractual and legal obligations or HSE compliance.
More than 200 years of expertise in metals analysis as a result of our assay activities, combined with 25 years of continuous UKAS accreditation and the application of ISO standards expertise ensure a thorough and reliable service.
With the use of traditional methods and modern instrumentation including ICP-OES, AAS and XRF, precise elemental compositions can be reported tailored to the customer's specific needs.
We are able to report: -
- Individual elements
- Specific suites
- Major constituents (certifying conformity to a manufacturing specification)
- Trace elements/contaminants (where maximum or required addition levels are stipulated)
- Liquid effluent from electroplating plant
- Personal monitoring (airborne dust levels)
- Trace heavy metals
- Alloys containing Copper Tin Zinc Lead Cadmium etc.
- Mercury
- Aluminium
- Stainless Steels
- Tool Steels and similar alloys
- Soil and rock analysis, mining and quarrying etc.
This range of services is relevant to the recycling of materials and processing of scrap, for example, the current WEEE/RoHS regulations and the REACH proposals.
Reference should also be made to associated web pages on RoHS, Environmental Analysis and Mercury Screening (UKMSS).
Enquiries and Technical queries -
Dave Jarvis, Operations Manager or Alan Dyer Sales and Marketing Manager
T : 0114 275 5111
info@assayoffice.co.uk
