Trent University
Water Quality Centre
The Trent Water Quality Centre (WQC) is the most comprehensive mass spectrometry facility in Canada that generates baseline and time-sensitive data via measuring isotopes and trace amounts of organic and inorganic contaminants in biological material (food products, plants, invertebrates, bird eggs and feathers, fur), sediments, soils, fly ash, municipal wastewaters, industrial by-products, process waters and other environmental compartments.
Our analyses to generate data include:
• Stable isotopes (eg. δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, deuterium, Mg, Fe, Zn, Hg, U) and radiogenic
(eg. Sr, Pb, Nd) isotope ratios
• Single particle analysis
• Emerging contaminants (eg. pharmaceuticals, personal care products)
• Volatile fatty acids (VFAs)
• Total Hg (no sample preparation required for solids)
• Transition metal scans
• Determination of low concentrations (ppt or ppq) of most metals
• P, S, Ca, Mg, Na, K analyses
Lab Equipment & Services
Find more information on the WQC website
ICP-MS Acid digestion A,B - Open vessel hotplate digestion (aqua regia or HNO3) |
WQC-ML-1 |
Water sample preparation A- Acidify with HNO3 |
WQC-ML-2 |
- Filter to < 0.45 μm |
WQC-ML-3 |
Sample dilution |
WQC-ML-4 |
ICP-QQQ-MS solution analysis A,C - Multi-element D |
WQC-ML-5 |
ICP-QQQ-MS solution analysis A,C – REEs E |
WQC-ML-6 |
Total Hg analysis (solid samples only) using Milestone DMAB |
WQC-ML-7 |
Isotope ratio analysis by MC-ICP-MS |
WQC-ML-8 |
Stable Isotope C/N Isotopes (δ 15N, δ 13C, %N, %C)(solid samples only) |
WQC-ML-9 |
Additional sample preparation, (washing of hair,
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WQC-ML-10 |
O/H Isotopes (δ 18O, δ 2H) |
WQC-ML-11 |
Compound specific isotope ratio analysis by GC-IRMS |
WQC-ML-12 |
Organics LC-MS/MS or GC-MS analysis of routine
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WQC-ML-13 |
Extraction of water samples and LC-MS/MS or GC-MS
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WQC-ML-14 |
Extraction of solid samples I and LC-MS/MS or GC-MS
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WQC-ML-15 |
Development of extraction and analysis methods for
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WQC-ML-16 |
Extraction of water/solid sample and untargeted
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WQC-ML-17 |
Sample characterization using High-Resolution Mass
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WQC-ML-18 |
Lab contact information
Water Quality Centre
ESC A146 Ext: 7675
ESC A143 Ext: 7676
