Trace metal testing is essential to ensure the quality and safety of processed animal feed and plant fertilizers. Typically, manufacturers analyze raw materials, monitor the production process, and perform quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) testing on the final product. If the final product does not meet trace metal specifications, further testing is required to determine the source of contamination.
Lifeasible provides customers with testing services for metal elements in biofertilizers and organic feeds using a variety of technical methods. We provide technical references for safe production and quality control of feed and fertilizer to meet the market demand for determining trace elements in animal feed and plant fertilizer products.
| Methods |
Description |
Detectable metallic elements |
| Spectroscopic analysis method |
- Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS)
Low detection limit, high sensitivity, good precision, high selectivity, high accuracy, and wide range of applications.
- Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS)
Simple emission spectral line, wide linear range, and strong anti-interference ability.
- Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES)
Low detection limit, high precision, high sensitivity, low matrix interference, and wide linear range. Using this method we can analyze many elements simultaneously.
- X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF)
We can analyze many elements simultaneously, and it has the advantages of a wide determination concentration range, fast analysis speed, and simple sample preparation.
- Laser-induced breakdown spectrometry (LIBS)
Simultaneous detection of multiple elements. We only need to crush the sample and other simple pre-treatment to meet the need for fast results in real-time.
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- Potassium
- sodium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Phosphorus
- Arsenic
- Mercury
- Boron
- Copper
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Aluminum
- Barium
- Bismuth
- Cobalt
- Chromium
- Iron
- Molybdenum
- Selenium
- Strontium
- Vanadium
- Yttrium
- Mercury
- Antimony
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| Mass spectrometry |
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
High sensitivity, low detection limits, and simultaneous analysis of multiple elements. We can also perform isotope analysis.
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| Spectrophotometry |
Low price and easy to operate. |
| Electrochemical analysis |
- Polar spectrometry
Rapid detection, low cost, easy operation, automation, and miniaturization.
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| Immunoassay |
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunochromatography (ICA), chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA)
Simple operation, high specificity, high sensitivity, and suitable for on-site monitoring.
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The quality and safety of feed and fertilizer are related to the healthy development of farming and animal husbandry and are closely related to human health and survival. And among them, metal contamination (especially heavy metals) is a more prominent issue in feed and fertilizer safety. Lifeasible attaches great importance to the contamination of heavy metals in feed and fertilizer during production and processing. By providing testing services to our customers, we can enhance the monitoring of contamination of raw materials to ensure safe and hygienic production and compliant use of feed and fertilizers. Please contact our staff to send samples.
For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.
