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Activation Laboratories Limited, Ancaster, Ontario

Laboratory Description


Activation Laboratories Ltd. (ACTLABS) was established in 1987 in Ancaster, Ontario (on the western edge of Hamilton), by Eric Hoffman (died July 10th, 2015).  Initially, it specialized in instrumental neutron activation analysis.  In the 1990s, the company diversified into many other areas of geochemical analysis.  In 2014, the company consolidated its Ancaster operations into a new 200,000 sq ft global headquarters. In 2016, the company operates worldwide, but the head office remains in Ancaster.


Associated Analytical Packages:

Index Package ID Package Name N
1  24   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES + Hg CV-AAS 44
2  36   ActLabs INA (33 elements) [UNUSED] 34
3  38   ActLabs INAA (35 elements), Hg CV-AAS,  ICP-AES (Sn) 38
4  39   ActLabs ICP-AES 7
5  40   ActLabs INAA (33 elements), Hg CV-AAS,  ICP-AES (Sn) 36
6  41   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES (7 elem) + Hg CV-AAS + Sn (1991-3) 45
7  42   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES (7 elem) + Hg CV-AAS + Sn (1994) 45
8  43   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES (19 elem) + Hg CV-AAS + Sn 57
9  44   ActLabs INAA, ICP-AES, Hg CV-AAS, ICP-MS (2001) 63
10  45   ActLabs INAA, ICP-AES, Hg CV-AAS, ICP-MS (2002) 63
11  46   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES 43
12  47   ActLabs INAA 36
13  48   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES + Hg  ICP-AES + FIMS 56
14  50   ActLabs INAA + AAS + Hg-CVAAS 37
15  66   ActLabs INA (Rb:5, Cr:5) 36
16  68   ActLabs INA (Rb:5; Cr:1) 36
17  89   ActLabs INA (33 elements + Ag, Sr; Sr:200) 36
18  91   ActLabs INAA (33 elements + Ag, Sr; Se:5) 36
19  121   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES + Hg CV-AAS + ICP-AES Sn fusion 57
20  122   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES(20) + Hg CV-AAS + ICP-AES Sn fusion 58
21  123   ActLabs Bi hydride ICP-ES 1
22  124   ActLabs INAA + ICP-AES(20) + Hg CV-AAS + ICP-MS 64
23  125   ActLabs ICP-AES + Hg CV-AAS 8
24  126   ActLabs ICP-AES (19 elements) [UNUSED] 19
25  127   ActLabs INA, ICP-AES [UNUSED] 55
26  129   ActLabs (1H2 + 1G2) (v2) INAA + ICP-AES + ICP-MS + Hg CV-AAS FIMS 61
27  130   ActLabs (1H2) (v2) INAA + ICP-AES + ICP-MS 60
28  275   ActLabs Ultratrace 2 – aqua regia (2010) (S dl = 0.001 %) 62
29  283   ActLabs INAA 35 elements 36
30  296   ActLabs GSC TGI4 whole rock analysis (variant #1) 90
31  297   ActLabs GSC TGI4 whole rock analysis (variant #2) 90
32  298   ActLabs GSC TGI-4 whole rock analysis (variant #3) 87
33  299   ActLabs CO2 +FeO 2
34  313   ActLabs GSC TGI4 whole rock analysis (variant #4) 87
35  314   ActLabs GSC TGI4 whole rock analysis (variant #5) 86
36  320   ActLabs ICP-MS Ultratrace – aqua regia (2004) (Au dl = 0.2 ppb) 59
37  321   ActLabs ICP-MS Ultratrace – aqua regia (2006) (Au dl = 0.5 ppb) 59
38  322   ActLabs aqua regia ICP-ES (2003) 34
39  328   ActLabs aqua regia ICP-MS (59 elements, 2004) 59
40  329   ActLabs Au fire assay, INAA analysis 1
41  330   ActLabs Fusion-XRF (major  + trace) + ICP-MS (aqua regia digestion) 62
42  331   ActLabs Fusion-XRF (major elements only) + ICP-MS (aqua regia digestion) 56
43  332   ActLabs INAA (10 elements) 11
44  333   ActLabs ICP-ES, total digestion (7 elements, including S); FeO by titration 8
45  360   ActLabs INA (34 elements) 35
46  361   ActLabs INA (36 elements) 37
47  444   ActLabs (NGR stream sediment) INAA (34 elements, Au + Wt) 36
48  445   ActLabs (NGR stream sediment) INAA (Au + Wt) 2
49  455   ActLabs (NGR stream sediment) ICP-ES - HMC (8 elements) 8
50  474   ActLabs (NGR stream sediment) INAA (34 elements, Au + Wt) (Rb, d.l.= 15) 36
51  500   ActLabs 1H (Au+48) and 1C-EXP2 (Au, Pt, Pd) 53
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