Soil Testing

What we need is a X-Ray fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) Analyser!!

I have contacted both companies and am awaiting answers. The bad news is that these are EXPENSIVE – I’d guess $8,000 maybe more

Thermo Scientific NITON XLi / XLp / XLt 500 Series Analyzer
Designed for the rapid on-site testing of metals for numerous
industrial applications including mining, coatings, precious metals,
and powder samples.

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Thermo Niton XRF Analyser
Innov-X Alpha Series™ or the X-50 Mobile

Alpha Series Spec Sheet / X-50 Brochure