SAEL. Stewart Assay and Environmental Laboratories

The testing laboratory of Stewart Assay and Environmental Laboratories LLC "SAEL" is an independent analytical laboratory with more than 25 years of experience in the geochemical services market. It was registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic in 1996. The official opening of the laboratory took place in August 1997.

The main activity of the SAEL laboratory is technical testing, which includes sample preparation, geochemical analysis, analysis of environmental samples and metallurgical testing.

The laboratory "SAEL" is equipped with modern equipment, such as: atomic emission spectrometers with inductively coupled plasma ICP-AES Optima 5300DV from Perkin Elmer, ICP-AES Agilent 5110 from Agilent Technologies for simultaneous multi-element analysis of metals in all types of samples, mass spectrometers and ICP- MS ELAN DRC-e from PerkinElmer, ICP-MS Agilent 7800 from Agilent Technologies for the analysis of trace metal contents in all types of samples, atomic absorption spectrometers Analyst 400 from Perkin Elmer, Agilent 240AA from Agilent Technologies for the analysis of metals in all types of samples, analyzers Leco DL144, ion chromatograph Dionex ICS-1000, spectrophotometers from Camspec, Hach for the analysis of various elements and ions in environmental samples, as well as various laboratory electronic balances and other necessary equipment.

High quality analyzes are achieved through systematic quality control using both internationally recognized certified reference materials and in-house control samples. In addition, the laboratory, among 130 laboratories from around the world, participates twice a year in interlaboratory comparisons organized by the Australian company Geostats, in professional testing programs conducted by such companies: LGC Standard, CANMET, Rocklabs, Central Laboratory of the State Committee for Geology etc.

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