ACZ Laboratories, Inc. services

ACZ Laboratories, Inc. has a long standing reputation as one of the top laboratories in the United States for low-level metals analysis. ACZ is one of the few commercial labs in the country to run EPA 200.8 & 6020 ICP-MS Metals in a class 100 cleanroom. The combination of ICP-MS and the class 100 cleanroom offers major advantages over trace ICP and GFAA analyses. ICP-MS produces higher quality data because it is less susceptible to matrix interferences and it provides lower detection limits, giving greater confidence in data that is near regulatory limits. All three of ACZ`s Agilent 7500C instruments use a second generation Octopole Reaction System (ORS) to eliminate polyatomic interferences, known as the 7500CE configuration.

ACZ performs organic analysis via EPA methods on a broad range of liquid and solid matrices. The organics department at ACZ is able to satisfy existing regulatory compliance rules as well as adapt to changing industry needs. ACZ is equipped to handle the testing needs of oil, gas and refining companies, mining corporations, wastewater treatment plants, industrial and commercial clients as well as government agencies. Our organic staff routinely performs rush analysis for spill response and projects that require 24 hour turnaround time (TAT) due to the high cost of field equipment required for most remedial field investigations of organic contaminated sites.

ACZ Laboratories, Inc. has been providing high quality data in a timely manner to a broad base of clients since 1980. ACZ`s radiochemical clients range from municipal drinking water suppliers to mining corporations. ACZ`s support for the uranium mining industry includes, baseline studies for permitting, operational water monitoring as well as closure requirements for both underground and in-situ mining facilities. ACZ has worked with many governmental agencies on radiochemistry remediation and monitoring projects including: Dept. of Energy (DOE), Dept. of Defense (DOD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as well as multiple State Abandoned Mine Programs.

ACZ`s large geochemical department has over 32 years of experience performing mining specific static and kinetic testing for acid rock drainage (ARD) or acid mine drainage (AMD) prediction as well as metal leaching (ML) tests. ACZ Laboratories Inc. was founded in 1980 to provide environmental analytical support services to the mining industry in the Western U.S. Today, ACZ is a full service analytical laboratory with inorganic, organic and radiochemical capabilities and meets the needs of precious metal, base-metal, coal and uranium mining operations throughout the world. ACZ`s main client base is still the mining industry and approximately sixty to seventy percent of current client revenue comes from this thriving global industry.