Critical Zone and Environmental Science

Water is Earth’s most valuable resource. Bruker provides tools that measure all aspects of water ranging from heavy metal contents to organic compounds, microplastic particles to oils, that may be found in water.  Bruker helps to ensure water quality on many different levels with ultimate accuracy whether analysis happens in the field or in the lab. 

Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) is one such tool. TXRF is a versatile and sensitive technique for the analysis of heavy metals in water, achieved with minimal cost and sample preparation, measuring the concentrations of elements from Mg – U down to sub parts-per-billion levels.  Since the technology is based on Energy Dispersive XRF, all elements present in a sample are included in the same measurement allowing for a complete elemental profile of water samples.  Solutions include:  

• The versatile and rugged S2 PICOFOX, which may be equipped with a 25-disk sample changer and analysis range of Al – U. 

• The high-capacity S4 T-STAR with a 90-position sample changer and option for up to three excitations for full elemental coverage from Mg – U. The T-STAR  meets some of the most difficult elemental analysis requirements.