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Founded in 1973 by Ernest and Sharon Williams, ANALYTICAL CONSULTING SERVICES (ACS LABS) is a commercial testing lab, focusing on consulting services to the petrochemical, environmental, energy, industrial problem-solving, geochemical, pharmaceutical, catalyst, bio-medical and forensic fields. In 1979, emphasis shifted to major, minor and ultra-trace metals analysis and support for the Gulf Coast petroleum industry.

Using high tech instrumentation, ACS has developed procedures for analyzing mercury and arsenic in petroleum matrices. ACS has worked out procedures for phase separation technology in soil remediation, product purity, and assaying precious metals and has been successful in developing test methods and analyzing trace metals in pharmaceutical DNA and various tissue samples for the pharmaceutical and bio-medical industries. In cooperation with Robert Newman, Ph.D., of M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, and Alan Forster, Ph.D., of Shell Research and Development, Williams obtained a patent for using the ICP-MS for trace metals analysis in bio-medical applications. ACS has collaborated with other companies by providing chemical research and analysis for the developmental stage of client projects.

ACS Labs continues to offer expertise in problem-solving research and development projects. ACS' instrumentation primarily consists of ICP-MS, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. ICP-MS is a single or multi-element solutions analyzer using a quadrapole spectrometer as a detector system. The argon plasma torch is used to desolvate the sample and as an ion generator for the mass detector. Generally used as an ultra trace (PPB range) multi-element (metals) analyzer. Other instrumentation at ACS consists of Antek's Sulfur-Nitrogen analyzer. Antek's Sulfur-Nitrogen analyzer enables ACS to detect low levels of nitrogen and sulfur by pyro-chemiluminescence for determining total chemical bound nitrogen and sulfur in a wide variety of matrices. Applications have been developed for polymer additives, crude oil, polyethylene, pharmaceuticals, lube oils, LPG and natural gas, gasoline, polyvinylchloride, nylon, chemicals, polycarbonate, and more. Other areas of expertise include precious metals and rare earth analysis.

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