So I recently found out about a cool toy at work in the lab next to me. I volunteered for some responsibilities requiring me to get trained on it; this training started today. Within a few months, I’ll have done several thousand samples and should be proficient at ICP-OES testing.
Here’s a few cool photos for those of you who may be interested in what it looks like.
That blue-green glow coming from inside is the plasma torch.
![084FB58B-809C-4833-99F1-92B03D7BDC4D.jpeg 084FB58B-809C-4833-99F1-92B03D7BDC4D.jpeg](https://atlantareefclub.org/data/attachments/11/11385-cdd49dbe911dff672c35b9e79c27a8e9.jpg)
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Here’s a few cool photos for those of you who may be interested in what it looks like.
That blue-green glow coming from inside is the plasma torch.
![084FB58B-809C-4833-99F1-92B03D7BDC4D.jpeg 084FB58B-809C-4833-99F1-92B03D7BDC4D.jpeg](https://atlantareefclub.org/data/attachments/11/11385-cdd49dbe911dff672c35b9e79c27a8e9.jpg)
![E67C15CB-85C4-4591-8001-555ABEB1D31B.jpeg E67C15CB-85C4-4591-8001-555ABEB1D31B.jpeg](https://atlantareefclub.org/data/attachments/11/11384-8156cfd8d7e28139b9f98b0968a416fe.jpg)
![81E7F3DC-0CA3-47D4-8C47-AA6F4C046F5E.jpeg 81E7F3DC-0CA3-47D4-8C47-AA6F4C046F5E.jpeg](https://atlantareefclub.org/data/attachments/11/11386-91a3da22efa860945fe565ffef043a95.jpg)
![4D2181BF-3E78-482C-8E69-CC0DC7A15D6F.jpeg 4D2181BF-3E78-482C-8E69-CC0DC7A15D6F.jpeg](https://atlantareefclub.org/data/attachments/11/11387-5755dd6ca591206113e53621de46436c.jpg)