The AIMES members hold a strong position among the leading experts in marine environmental analysis. Reliable, accurate results are based on high scientific and technical expertise and quality awareness.
Analysis of well-defined compounds can be performed in addition to the existing method of “total” analysis.
AIMES offers
u Development of new analytical techniques
u Scientific & Practical Advise u Sampling
u Monitoring strategy u Laboratory analysis
u Research u Training
AIMES is your competent partner in fields such as
u Air sampling u Oil Pollutants
u Sediments u Eco-toxicology
u Trace Chemicals in Seawater (Organic, Inorganic Contaminants & Nutrients)
u Endocrine Substances in the Marine Environment
u Accumulation of Organic Pollutants in Food Chains
Available analytical results from members of staff
- Patent on different fields
- Determination of trace organic substances, like
- Analysis of Delta 13C, 15N and 18O
- Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOC, halocarbons)
- Eco- toxicology aspects
- Sampling technology:
- large volume in-situ pumps (KISP II and III)
- purge and trap system
- sediment trap (several types for )
- Clean- up- method/ hard cut MDGC
- Determination of petroleum residues dissolved and/or finely dispersed in seawater
- Sediment
- Determination of organic contaminants and trace metals in sediments
- Determination of trace elements (Geochemistry)
Analytical equipment:
- HRGC- High resolution MS (Micromass, JEOL) with EI / CI
- Isotope ratio-combustion (and/or dual inlets) IRMS (MAT252, 253, Delta) with two-dimensional GC
- HRGC-QMS
- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) – tandem MS (MS/MS)
- HPLC- ion trap MS (MSn) (Thermoelectron)
- Multidimensional Gas chromatographs (MDGC) with micro ECD & FID
- HRGC-atomic emission detector (AED) (Agilent)
- Automatic thermo desorption sampler for VOC (Gerstel)
- Comprehensive two-dimensional GC (ZOEX, GC x GC)
- Preparative MDGC (Gerstel)