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Ag8n "You know, there is a type of visible reflectance done often. It's the type used for paint matching in hardware stores and other similar places. T..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
Ag8n "The most common place for reflectance work is in infra-red(IR) and near infra-red (NIR) work. In the NIR, this is called NIRR. With IR, the most ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
Ag8n "Thank you for your reply.  The problem is in the midwest/great lakes area.  This is fresh water.  For whatever reason, there has been an overly hig..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
Ag8n "My background is mostly industrial- specifically pharmaceutical. So much of the testing was guided by something like The USP. The instruments were..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
Ag8n "Sorry for the delay in answering. Spectroscopy is used many places in industry and medicine. For example, a variation of visible spectrometry is ..." | Read more » about 6 years ago
Ag8n "Is there anyway the water temperature can be measured? In one of these cases, the claim was that the DO was lower due to increased temperature. T..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "I agree that the original data should be used. But, if the sanity check is not zero, that result should also be recorded, or at least noted. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "My major concern is about water. Yes, we have 5 gal jugs of water on hand. But only a few of them. We live in a rural area, and in a power outag..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "It has been strange to track FEMA over the years. Initally, say 30 years ago, they said you needed three days of food and water. Then it changed ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "The problem is the dilute vinegar they provide won't penetrate all materials ( i.e. Not all kinds of paint, not all kinds of plastic, etc.). So yo..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "Nice sharp lines on the neon spectrum! Good job! " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "Thank you for the answer! " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "As for what method can do soil, paint, water, etc. Edxrf has a big problem with water. Water absorbs xrays. You can get around this by evaporati..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "As for what method can do soil, paint, water, etc. Edxrf has a big problem with water. Water absorbs xrays. You can get around this by evaporati..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "As for difficulty: Worst is ICP- ME ICP-OES GFAA AS EDXRF Wet chemical Easiest Many of the wet chemical methods can only detect heavy metals as le..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "Read- ICP-MS is the premier method.no doubt. But you pay for it. I'm second place is ICP-OES (ICP-optical emission spectrometry). Pretty much th..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "I'd be happy to help. Give me some time to look it over. I've worked extensively with EDXRF, but mostly the desktop (read R&D) variety. Only..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "I've done a lot of lead testing. This was mostly by atomic absorption (AA), in an industrial situation. The specs have changed. The lead levels ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "The air testing you did, that had something in it, but nothing that would hurt you. Are those reports available? And not just " no significant l..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "It's listed on Amazon as the Atlas Scientific EZO-DO. It is listed at $46.00. It talks by uart, so a Pi might work. Atlas Scientific should have ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "Still photos 4032 x 3024. There is a cheaper version as well, the u-808. Less expensive and less resolution. Also weighs a little less. It cost..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "Video quality is listed as 1920 by 1080 at 30 fps. " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "That's hd camera / recorder. The link is : Https:www.apogeerockets.com/electronics-payloads/cameras/u-838-hd-video-camera " | Read more » over 6 years ago
Ag8n "The recommended limit of pfoa + pfos is 70 parts per trillion (!). That's recommended, it's not enforced. The method of analysis is by LC/MS/MS. ..." | Read more » over 6 years ago