Sample Types and Targeted Chemicals

The State Hygienic Laboratory is accredited to perform industrial hygiene testing to support clients for the following sample types:

  • Air (ambient)
  • Air (indoor)
  • Bulk building materials
  • Surface wipes

Types of chemicals targeted for testing include:

  • Inorganic contaminants such as metals and silica
  • Organic solvents
  • Oil mist
  • Total and respirable particulates
  • Other hazards

Instrumentation

SHL utilizes a wide variety of analytical instrumentation including:

  • Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
  • Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector (GC-ECD)
  • Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID)
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES)
  • Ion Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (IC-MS)
  • Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM)
  • Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)
  • Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometry (UV-VIS)
  • X-ray Diffraction (XRD)