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Mailing Address
Microtrace LLC
790 Fletcher Drive
Suite 106
Elgin, IL 60123-4755
Phone: (847) 742-9909
Fax: (847) 742-2160
Contact Us
Microtrace is licensed to handle
DEA controlled substances
(schedules 1, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5).
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GC-MS (Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectroscopy) |
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Gas chromatography provides a means to separate
mixtures based on their retention time in a column. Mass
spectroscopy utilizes the electrical charge to separate ions by
mass. Although not technically a microscopic technique, GC-MS
supplements our microchemical methods by providing an extremely
sensitive method to separate and identify trace amounts of complex
compounds. Samples include drugs, polymers, rubbers, volatile
analysis for arson, and off-odors.
Pictured above is the Agilent Saturn 2200 Ion Trap GC-MS.
Other sample introduction methods available include, liquid
injection, thermal desorption, solid phase microextraction (SPME),
and pyrolysis. |
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