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Ultrapure Water Standards: The Foundation of Reliable Lab Results

Byron Druss: Sep 5, 2025 4:21:35 PM

Ultrapure lab water (UPW) is like a lab's clean room, but in liquid form. At 18 MΩ-cm resistivity, Type I water isn't just "really clean"—it's so...

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Inductively Couple Plasma technique used to produce high temperature plasma. By releasing argon gas through the chamber. Samples are prepared with Type 1 ultrapure water

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Ultrapure Water and ICP-MS Accuracy Where Purity is the Culprit

By Byron Druss and Paul Nedwick: Jul 14, 2025 12:12:55 PM

Your ICP-MS system cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Your sample prep is meticulous. Your calibration standards are traceable. But there's one...