Video Series

We've got the dirt on EPA 3051 and 3052. In this episode of Will It Digest we dig into North Carolina's dirtiest resource, and two official EPA methods, to digest soil for elemental analysis.

In this episode of Will It Extract Benedict and the EDGE will discuss extracting soil via Pressurized Fluid Extraction (EDGE) in accordance with EPA 3545 or Microwave Solvent Extraction (MARS6) in accordance with EPA 3546.

In this episode of Will It Extract, Benedict and the EDGE will extract Szechuan peppercorns in honor of Chinese New Year.

Tips for microwave digestion of a football, baseball, basketball, soccer ball, and leather for trace elemental analysis

Tips for microwave digestion of Potato Chips for trace elemental analysis.

Tips for microwave digestion of cannabis and hemp for trace elemental analysis

In this episode of Under the Covers, tune in to find out how CEM – Quartz Fiber Crucibles works.

From high school flashbacks to World War II plastic surgery tricks, liquid concealer has played many varying roles.

Tips for EDGE to correctly prep the sample for analysis of parabens, PFAS, and other potentially harmful chemicals.

It's a sticky, gooey mess, and difficult to weigh out, never mind digest, but Michael Howe has never met a sample that he didn't try.

Flour, salt, water, and surfactant seem simple to digest, but what happens if we add a rubber ducky, a crayon, and a plastic figure to the same batch?

In this episode of Will It Extract, Benedict and the EDGE will extract Bonito Flakes.

Ashing is a technique that requires high temperatures and potential safety hazards. How do you safely ash samples quickly? Watch Dr. Ian Olmsted take apart a 900 C oven safely and find out!

In this episode of Under the Covers, Dr. Ian Olmsted takes a look at what makes the SMART 6 so accurate and speedy.

In this episode of Under the Covers, tune in to find out how the ORACLE works and why it's so difficult to stump.

Tips for EDGE to correctly prep the sample for analysis of lipstick (and other cosmetics).

In this episode of Will It Digest, tune in to find out how Digesting PET works.

In this episode of Will It Extract, tune in to find out how Extracting Plastic Bottles works.

In this episode of Will It Extract, tune in to find out how Extracting Plastic Figures works.

In this episode of Will It Extract, tune in to find out how Extracting Tea works.