We provide air and gas testing services for customers located in New Zealand. This may include additional consulting services on the gas sampling and laboratory sample preparation.

The list of our current equipment is below.



Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometer (SIFT-MS).


Capabilities:


  • Analysis for over 900 volatile compounds.

  • Typical limit of detection (LOD) is 5 ppbv (parts per billion by volume).

  • Real time monitoring.

  • Small sample volume, down to 1 ml (single pharmaceutical blister).

  • Analysis from bags, canisters, headspace.

  • Direct breath analysis.



Portable FTIR gas analyser


Capabilities:


  • Analysis for over 600 volatile compounds.

  • On-site real time monitoring.

  • Qualitative analysis based on the instrument's and NIST IR libraries.

  • Analysis from bags or directly from an atmosphere.

  • Special applications



Laser Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer (CRDS)



Capabilities:


  • Analysis for carbon dioxide and 13CO2 (δ13C)

  • Analysis from bags or ambient air.

  • Portable (on-site monitoring available).


Particulate matter analyzer



Capabilities:


  • Real time analysis for particulate matter, PM0.1 to PM10

  • On-site monitoring only.


Time Weighted Average Sampler for Bags



Capabilities:


  • Continuous air sampling from 0.5 to 48 hrs (longer time is available on request)

  • Accepts bags from all manufacturers, 0.5 to 10L.

  • Grab mode (instant sampling) available.

  • Available for lease.


Soil flux chambers



Capabilities:


  • Measurement of soil gas flux (CO2, N2O, CH4 etc.)

  • Emissions analysis of small animals in natural environment.

  • Materials emissions under UV-light.


Radiation Detector (β, γ)



Capabilities:


  • Dose rate measurement range 0.1 to 999 μSv/hr

  • γ radiation energy range 0.05 to 3.0 MeV

  • β radiation energy range 0.5 to 3.5 MeV

  • Suitable for analysis of liquids, solids, gases

  • Available for on-site radiation assessment

Testimonials

“Pike River Recovery Agency is responsible for recovery of the Pike River drift. As part of our commitment to Health and Safety includes monitoring of the underground atmosphere. Therefore the timely analysis of air quality and soil emissions is of utmost importance for us and our workforce. We appreciate the air and emissions analysis service provided by XR Pharmaceuticals in timely and extremely flexible manner, and strongly recommend them as a proven testing service provider to the New Zealand mining industry.”