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 Pacific Testing Laboratories
Chemical Testing

Our modern and comprehensive Chemical Laboratory has been certified and registered in accordance with the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) and by the State of California Department of Health Services. Our capabilites include, but are not limited to, the following areas of interest:
  • Alloy Identification
  • Arc/Spark Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES)
  • Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
  • Chemical Composition
  • Chemical Resistance/Stain Resistance
  • Copper Mirror
  • Contamination Analysis
  • Density & Specific Gravity
  • Diffuse Transmission Density
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) with Microscope (ATR)
  • Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS)
  • Gold Purity
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Industrial Waste Analysis (EPA, NIOSH, OSHA)
  • Ion Chromatography
  • Ionic Contamination Analysis
  • Mercury Analysis
  • Metal Purity (Cu, Au, Solder)
  • Organic Contamination Analysis
  • pH Analysis
  • Porosity
  • Refractive Index
  • Resin Content
  • ROSE Testing
  • Salt Spray (Fog) Corrosion Testing
  • Solderability
  • Spectroscopy (Ultraviolet, Visible)
  • Viscosity
  • Volatile Organic Content
  • Water Absorption
  • Welding Fume Analysis
  • Wet Chemistry Analysis

A partial view of our ELAP (Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program) Certified Chemical Laboratory,showing an Atmoic Absorption (AA) Spectrometer being used in Metals Analyses



 We have the sophistication to detect very low level concentrations of Ionic Contamination by Ion Chromatography (IC). Our state-of-the-art test equipment can detect and identify parts per million (ppm) contaminants in air, water, or industrial products such as printed circuit boards. Specific ion identification includes Nitrates, Bromide, Chloride, Phosphates, and Sulfates.

Our Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer is used to identify contaminants of organic, non-metallic materials including plastics, pure liquids, and minerals such as silicates. The FTIR is also equipped with a microscope, which can identify micro-contaminants using either the attenuated total relfection (ATR) method or the external reflection method.