Trace Elemental Analysis Reaches New Levels

Millipore Corporation announced the availability of the Q-POD® Element unit. Designed for use with the Milli-Q®Integral and Milli-Q Advantage systems from Millipore, the device ensures delivery of ultrapure water with extremely low levels of elemental contamination (single ppt or sub-ppt level) for laboratories performing trace and ultra-trace elemental analysis.

By eliminating problems due to backgrounds with high elemental contamination, water produced by the Q-POD Element device can help scientists achieve greater sensitivity and reproducibility in their work. Ultrapure water with minimum elemental contamination is typically required for use in blanks, standard solutions, sample dilutions and plasticware rinsing by researchers working with IC, ICP-MS and GF-AAS analytical instruments.

“With elemental contamination levels of between 10-100 times lower than any other product on the market, Millipore’s Q-POD Element unit will help move ultra-trace elemental analysis to new levels," said Jean-François Pilette, Millipore Lab Water Group Product Manager. "It is the most advanced solution available today for production of ultrapure water with the lowest elemental trace contamination—at high flow rate—and at a reasonable cost,” he added.

Equipped with a footswitch for hands-free water delivery, the Q-POD Element unit is ideal for use in a Class 1000 clean room environment. The unit supplies water in the volumes required by the user (up to 1.5L/min), which avoids water storage as well as the associated contamination risks. Scientists working under a Class 100 laminar flow hood can activate delivery with the footswitch and seamlessly continue their work without stopping to dispense ultrapure water manually.

Q-POD Element water quality was verified by independent laboratories specialising in ultra-trace analysis. These validation test results are available upon request.