Seamless integration of direct mercury analysis into environmental teaching labs

The increased interest from faculty and students in performing environmental analyses on soils and peat motivated the Department of Chemistry at Vassar College to look for a new analytical technique for mercury determination. Although it had an ICP-MS instrument for metals analysis, a dedicated mercury analysis solution was needed to achieve the department's research goals and throughput needs.

Explore how the DMA-80 evo Direct Mercury Analyzer from Milestone has allowed students to perform mercury analysis in diverse matrices, including fish and canned products. It has also enabled collaboration between research groups in the Department of Chemistry to support environmental research on soils.