Heavy Metals & Elemental Analysis
Trace-level heavy-metal detection to meet Prop 65 and USP elemental-impurity limits.
Inside Heavy Metals & Elemental Analysis
- Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury
- California Prop 65 heavy-metal screening
- USP <232>/<233> elemental impurities
- Full elemental / mineral panels
Regulated heavy metals
Panels & frameworks
Methods, matrices & turnaround
How we run heavy metals & elemental analysis — the techniques, the sample types we handle, and how fast you get results.
Methods used
- ICP-MS
- Microwave-assisted acid digestion
Typical matrices
- Botanicals & Fungi
- Powders & Blends
- Beverages
- Capsules, Tablets, Softgels, Gummies
Turnaround
Typical 3–5 days for ICP-MS heavy metals · Rush available
Exact timing confirmed with your quote.
Vertex for heavy metals & elemental analysis
- ICP-MS delivers trace-level sensitivity for defensible compliance data.
- Panels mapped to Prop 65 and USP <232>/<233> frameworks.
- Elemental data that supports supplier qualification and release.
Validated methods, modern instrumentation
We run to recognized standards — USP, AOAC, ISO & many more — on a fleet built for food and dietary-supplement work.
Instrumentation
USP, AOAC, ISO & many more- ICP-MS
- HPLC / UHPLC / LC-MS
- GC-MS
- UV-Vis Spectrophotometers
- Automated Protein Analyzer
- ELISA Plate Reader
- Semi-automated TLC Analyzer
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