Triton ICP

[Peng1606]

I am based in the Caribbean and due to Covid and delays in mail my water sample can take 1-3 weeks to arrive to ICP in CA. Even couriers will take about a week.
Would that delay in shipping cause any significant abnormalities in ICP results? @Randy Holmes-Farley your opinion would be valued. Thanks.

 

[Pete_the_Puma]

I am no Randy Holmes-Farley but would go out on a limb and say No, there should be no effect.
The ICP test measures elements at an atomic level. Wether your aluminum or whatnot is part of a more complex molecule that might break down or change the total amount of aluminum remains the same.

Unless there is a leak in the container, if nothing added or taken away from the water the ICP test should not be affected.

source: 2 years of Biochemistry

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[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

There has been concern with some elements, such as phosphate even in normal shipping, but I think it is still worth doing:

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[Peng1606]

There has been concern with some elements, such as phosphate even in normal shipping, but I think it is still worth doing:

SAMPLE STORAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON MEASUREMENT RESULTS PART 3

Well this will be my third trip down this “Rabbit Hole”…One would think I should have learned my lesson, but Noooooo! I jumped back in with both feet! If you are brave enough come with me on my third journey into “Wonderland” then read on!! In my last post in July of last year I presented the...

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Thanks Randy. I figured it would help in determining stuff like heavy metals which should not be affected by time and for phosphate etc I would rely on normal test kits.