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| Ag8n | "Could you be more specific? What exactly the problems are? Algae blooms due to nitrogen runoff are being tracked in some of the great lakes by sa..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "How did you test the soil for mercury? " | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "I don't know if it's viable in this area or not. For blood analyzers, the approach one company was taking was photon counting. That was 15 years ..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Yes, in many ways. For example, rain can clean the air, making it much better. On the other hand, under the right circumatances, a high pressure ..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Your work is very impressive. And it seems like you are just a step away from identification. I wish I knew the exact step needed. The pellets a..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "The spec 20 has been in production since 1953 by many different companies and can contain many capacitors. What problem is your spectronic 20 givi..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "It was a very interesting article! Thank you for submitting it. The microscope FTIR he mentions ran our lab $100k in the early 90s. That was for..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Please correct me if this is wrong. The EPA is being petitioned to increase the level of chloroprene allowed to be air discharged, per a pier rev..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "The IR listed above stands for Infra-Red spectroscopy. It might also be FTIR ( Fourier Transform Infra Red spectrscopy). The NIR is short for Near..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "There are commercial plastic recyclers. Please contact them for details. And my experience is in industry, not environmental. But... To get the ..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Try to monitor the amount the company is polluting and also, what the exact chemicals are. For example, while chloroprene is off gassed, there are..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "How do you plan to investigate and test for these chemicals? Very good initial paper. " | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "It's much more complicated than it seems. It isn't whether something is sand or silica. Because, by definition, they are the same thing. Sand is..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Please note-MIGHT be able to detect the gasoline. It would take some work to be sure. " | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "One interesting gc mentioned in public lab a while ago was the frog 5000. It's not a gc/ms. But it might be able to do testing for the gasoline. " | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "The quickest way would be a liquid/liquid separation on a sample of the water, followed by filtration ( if needed) and injection of the solvent in ..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "I can't tell you about the current regulations. Sorry. But the rule of thumb with tethered balloons was to put a weak link in the line at the ball..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "We are told (northern Ohio) that we have the most potholes in the country. Why? Because this part of the country has the most freeze/ thaw cycles..." | Read more » | over 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Je ne comprend pas. En englais? " | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "This info is from Wikipedia, not a quote. Primary microplastics are smaller particles, such as from microbeads(used on cosmetics, for example). S..." | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Double check me. But, electric vehicles are more efficient than gas vehicles, even when electric plant efficiency is factored in. There are a num..." | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Sorry, got a phone call. The same line listed for this spectrometer should be usable for the spectrum lab instrumenent. The lines are only listed..." | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Checked on amazon. Found three spectrometers, similar in function to the spectrum lab. They are priced at $7, $9, and $37. The $37 is the best. I..." | Read more » | almost 4 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "I wasn't allowed to keep it. Pharmaceutical/ Medical device companies are kind of touchy that way. But the microscope IR was the most fun. Well, ..." | Read more » | almost 4 years ago |