Coal burning plants are widely recognized as the largest source of man-made mercury pollution. This has lead to stronger regulations on allowable mercury emission creating a greater need for fast, reliable mercury testing in coal and coal combustion products.

Milestone DMA-80 Direct Mercury Analyser enables users to directly analyse coal and coal ash samples in approximately 7 minutes and eliminates the need for expensive chemicals and labour intensive sample preparation. Simply place the sample directly in the instruments and press Start. A built-in 40-position auto sampler allows unattended operation while a wide dynamic range, and low detection limits provides maximum throughput, accuracy, and versatility.

Direct Mercury Analysis is an industry accepted process and has been used to generate US EPA Method 7473 “Mercury In Solids and Solutions by Thermal Decomposition, Amalgamation, and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry” and ASTM Method D-6722 “Total Mercury in Coal and Coal Combustion Residues by Direct Combustion Analysis”.

Milestone’s DMA-80 Direct Mercury Analyser enables clinical laboratories to directly analyse blood, hair, nail, and urine samples for trace level mercury (from 0.005 to 1000ng) in minutes, without the need for sample preparation or chemical processing.

With a built-in 40 position auto sampler, unattended operation, and no waste disposal requirements the DMA-80 provides many advantages when compared to conventional methods.

Testing for mercury in fish has become a primary focus point for private and public organisations. Important regulatory and scientific decisions are made depending upon the mercury levels found in fish tissue. Therefore fast and accurate method are required for mercury determination.

Milestone's DMA-80 Direct Mercury Analyser effortlessly analyses liquid and solid samples without sample preparation or waste disposal. The DMA-80 automatically process 40 samples in approximately  4 hours, from start to finish. An intuitive controller uploads sample weights, controls the analysis, and processes data - with built-in report generation.