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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