Agrochemical Testing, Scope of Services

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Dept. Manager:    Mark Hathaway, B.S.   

To discuss residue analyses of tobacco and other agricultural products, please call 

    Mark Hathaway, Manager, Agrochemical Sciences Department, at 252-265-5036, 

    or e-mail Mark at mhathaway@microbac.com,

     or use our Fax-Back Request/Response form.

Thank you for using Southern Testing and Research Division for your special problems and projects.

Southern Testing's Agrochemical Sciences Dept. offers research and testing services related to pesticide  residues for the agrochemical, agricultural, and food industries.  The wide array of services offered are designed to meet the needs of each of these industries - these services include:

• Trace level residue testing for over 200 compounds in vegetation and foods
• Development of analytical methods for residues in a particular matrix
• Tobacco Analysis:    Tobacco Analysis Fee Schedule
  • -pesticide residue analyses (including USDA Import Pesticides List)
  • -tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA) analyses

                (See Page 4 of Tobacco Analysis Fee Schedule for TSNA Analyses)

  • -chemical constituents
  • -trace metals
  • -microbiological analyses

  For Tobacco samples click these links to download our Sample Submission Form and Terms and Conditions.

State-of-the-Art Instrumentation and Equipment

Southern Testing & Research Laboratories, Inc. was built from the ground up to maximize laboratory efficiency. Our wide range of instrumentation and equipment includes:

• Gas chromatography (FID, ECD, NPD, FPD, TCD, PID, Antek (TSNA), and Hall detectors)
• HPLC (UV/vis, fluorescence, refractive index and beta-particle detectors)
• Ion chromatography with conductivity detection
• HPLC/MS/MS
• GC/mass spectrometers (quadrupole)
• Environmental chambers to accommodate many different storage conditions

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