P AGE 18 Hydrogeochemistry Code 6 is applicable only to natural waters with low total dissolved solid content 005 Any individual cations greater than the dynamic range of the ICPMS will be reported as unless the ICPOES overrange option is chosen Samples submitted under all Code 6 packages with exception of Code 6 Dissolved and Code 6 T otal Recoverable mentioned below will be analyzed on the supernatant portion of waters as received acidified to pH 2 without filtration or digestion The Code 6 Dissolved package includes filtration with 045 filters while the Code 6 T otal Recoverable Natural W aters package include water digestion according to EP A protocols Samples will be analyzed on the supernatant portion of waters as received acidified to pH 2 without filtration Analysis of waste waters and other solutions are available but at varying costs Please inquire Samples submitted as natural waters but with elevated total dissolved solids TDS 005 will be charged as 6MB W aters from experimental studies should be analyzed as Code 6 EXPER For hydro samples being analyzed by ICPMS or by Ion Chromatography please include field TDSconductivity measurements if available Actlabs unique High Resolution ICPMS water package provides unrivaled sensitivities for hydrogeochemical surveys From Eppinger et al 2013 A n o m a l o u s c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f A g I n S b T h U W f al l i n t h e e x c e e d i n g l y l o w n g l c o n c e n t r a t i o n s r a n g e s d i s c e r n i b l e only with the HRICPMS method Only HRICPMS could see the deeplyburied Pebble Porphyry Copper Deposit W ater Lower determination limits for cations analyzed by HRICPMS a relatively new technique available commercially since around 2005 are commonly two and perhaps three orders of magnitude below those by standard ICPMS As a consequence the resulting dataset is robust and has few highly censored elements ie those with less than values an unusual feature for water analyses The lower determination limits for elements analyzed by HRICP MS allow observation of element patterns at exceedingly low concentrations ranges All detection limits are in gL except where noted PGE Au ICPMS ICPOES HRICPMS HRICPMS HRICPMS Ag 02 5 0002 Al 2 01 mgL 05 As 003 30 002 Au 01 ngL B 3 01 Ba 01 20 001 Be 01 2 0001 Bi 03 20 0001 Ca 700 01 mgL 5 Cd 001 2 0001 Ce 0001 30 0001 Co 0005 2 0001 Cr 05 20 001 Cs 0001 0001 Cu 02 2 005 Dy 0001 00005 Er 0001 000005 Eu 0001 000005 Fe 10 001 mgL 1 Ga 001 0001 Gd 0001 000005 Ge 001 0001 Hf 0001 000005 Hg 02 0006 005 Ho 0001 000001 In 0001 00001 Ir 1 ngL K 30 01 mgL 1 La 0001 0001 Li 1 005 mgL 005 Lu 0001 000005 Mg 2 01 mgL 02 Mn 01 001 mgL 005 Mo 01 5 0005 Na 5 01 mgL 5 PGE ICPMS ICPOES HRICPMS HRICPMS Nb 0005 00001 Nd 0001 00001 Ni 03 5 005 P 002 mgL Pb 001 10 0005 Pr 0001 000005 Pd 1 ngL Pt 05 ngL Rb 0005 0005 Re 00001 Rh 05 ngL Ru 3 S 1 mgL Sb 001 10 0001 Sc 1 001 Se 02 20 5 Si 200 01 mgL Sm 0001 00005 Sn 01 10 001 Sr 004 10 001 T a 0001 00005 Tb 0001 000002 T e 01 10 0001 Th 0001 000002 T i 01 10 001 Tl 0001 10 00001 Tm 0001 00001 U 0001 005 mgL 00001 V 01 10 0001 W 002 10 0001 Y 0003 10 00005 Yb 0001 000005 Zn 05 5 05 Zr 001 0001 Optional element Hg cold vapour FIMS