Oxford Instruments, a U.K.-based firm with a U.S. office in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has introduced the X-MET3000TXS, a lightweight X-ray tube-based soil analyzer designed for measuring heavy metals.
The X-MET3000TXS identifies polluting heavy metals on-site and defines the limits of “hotspots” to speed up soil removal for remediation work. It can be used for both pre-screening of polluting elements, for follow-up during clean up and for higher-level analysis in a laboratory.
Typically, one measurement takes 15-120 seconds depending on the elements of interest and accuracy required. Results are available immediately.
Measurement data can be transferred wirelessly to a PC for further inspection and to generate reports.
X-MET3000TXS is compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 6200, which is standard method for field portable XRF analysis.