| Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) Facility for Trace Element Studies in Environmental, Life & Earth Sciences This INAA facility is focussed on trace element analyses of wide variety of samples. Experts are available and interested in obtaining high quality data for projects of interested users. This lab is very user friendly. Definition of Geochemistry : Study of the distribution and amounts of chemical elements in materials, ores, rocks, soil, water, and the atmosphere, and the study of the circulation of the elements in nature, on the basis of the properties of their atoms and ions. [Ref: Glossary of Geology 4th Edition.] Reference Materials and MIT " In the field of Analytical Chemistry, reference materials serve an important role in the development of new techniques and the periodic testing of established methods....It was this drive to produce quality data that led the USGS and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the early 1950s to jointly develop the first geochemical reference materials." How INAA fits into geochemistry history? |