Air & Gas Analysis Laboratory

Air & Gas Analysis Laboratory Details

InnoTech Alberta’s Air and Gas Analysis Laboratory has the capabilities to perform different types of air quality analyses including: 

• Particulate matter collected on membrane filters or polyurethane foam plugs (PUFs) 

• Mass of Particulate Matter captured 
• Elemental analysis by ICP-MS 
• Water-soluble cations by ICP-MS 
• Major ions by ion chromatography (IC) 

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) collected on adsorbent tubes by GC-MS 
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) collected on PUFs by GC-MS 
• Ambient air samples collected in sampling canisters or Tedlar bags 

• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by GC-MS 
• Reduced sulphur compounds (RSC) by GC-SCD 
• Light hydrocarbon analysis by GC-FID 
• Permanent gases (inerts) by GC-TCD