Agriculture – analyzing soil and plants for minerals necessary for growth

Chemical – analyzing raw chemicals as well as fine chemicals

Environmental Study – determination of heavy metals in water, soil, and air

Food Industry – quality assurance and testing for contamination

Forensic’s – substance identification

Mining – testing the concentration of valuable substances in potential mining areas

Nuclear Energy – monitoring potentially hazardous elements in water and waste output

Petrochemical – analyzing products for metals and other substances that can have adverse affects such as oil and gas

Pharmaceutical – many applications from quality control to detecting impurities in drugs

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