Analysis of TLF Combisan
The below text and table courtesy Inland Reef
Here are the results from a local lab (Northern Analytical Laboratories, Inc., Merrimack, NH). The test performed was an "Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry". Since the results match so closely with Dr. Shimek's, I won't bother retyping all the QA/QC and test parameter details. All the data is shown here in parts per million (ppm).
| Shimek | Inland Reef | TLF | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Aluminum |
0.12 |
<0.05 |
- |
|
Antimony |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Arsenic |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Barium |
0.00 |
<0.01 |
12.00 |
|
Beryllium |
0.00 |
<0.1 |
- |
|
Boron |
1.60 |
2.00 |
56.00 |
|
Bromine |
not tested |
<0.01 |
58.00 |
|
Cadmium |
0.00 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Calcium |
1.50 |
1.00 |
- |
|
Chromium |
0.06 |
0.10 |
- |
|
Cobalt |
0.02 |
0.03 |
35.00 |
|
Copper |
0.11 |
0.10 |
28.00 |
|
Iodide |
14.00 |
35.00 |
54.00 |
|
Iron |
23.00 |
22.00 |
1115.00 |
|
Lead |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Lithium |
<0.03 |
<0.1 |
16.00 |
|
Magnesium |
<0.29 |
1.00 |
- |
|
Manganese |
18.00 |
20.00 |
830.00 |
|
Mercury |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Molybdenum |
0.24 |
0.85 |
26.00 |
|
Nickel |
0.15 |
0.15 |
- |
|
Phosphorus |
1.80 |
<0.5 |
- |
|
Potassium |
7.90 |
8.60 |
56.00 |
|
Selenium |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
16.00 |
|
Silicon |
2.00 |
<0.5 |
- |
|
Silver |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Sodium |
26.00 |
19.00 |
- |
|
Strontium |
0.01 |
<0.01 |
48.00 |
|
Sulfur |
27.00 |
2.50 |
- |
|
Thallium |
<0.06 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Tin |
0.60 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Titanium |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Vanadium |
<0.03 |
<0.01 |
18.00 |
|
Yttrium |
0.00 |
<0.01 |
- |
|
Zinc |
5.80 |
4.80 |
62.00 |
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