EBJ Business Achiever of the Week:Brooks Rand Labs

Brooks Rand Labs (Seattle, WA) is EBJ’s pick of the week, winner of a 2009 Business Achievement award in the category of analytical technology merit for the successful introduction of an automated total mercury analysis system, the MERX-T. According to Brooks Rand, the system has the lowest detection limits of any mercury measurement system on the market at less than 0.03 nanograms per liter (ng/l) and has some distinct advantages over older competing systems. It uses completely sealed sample containers, thus eliminating potential atmospheric contamination and loss of volatile mercury during the analytical process. It also purges samples directly in the autosampler vials, meaning that there is no liquid transfer in the system, greatly reducing system contamination and cross-contamination between samples. For a full list of EBJ’s 2009 Business Achievement Award winners, please visit  www.ebiresearch.com/2009_EBJ_Awards. EBJ will begin accepting nominations for 2010 Business Achievement Awards in October.