CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS:

Oil & Grease Systems and Products for EPA Method 1664A

SPE-DEX® 3000XL Automated Extractor System

The SPE-DEX® 3000XL Oil and Grease Machine has undoubtedly increased the capacity of the lab, and therefore improved the profitability of this analysis.

With its easy-to-use automated programs, the amount of labor needed for each sample is greatly reduced, and since the extraction steps are automated, batch consistency is easily maintained between analysts since the SPE-DEX® 3000XL has excellent accuracy and precision.

Recently, we also purchased a new controller for the SPE-DEX® 3000XL which helped us meet new EPA guidelines and with Horizon Technology's technical assistance we were able to successfully update the system to incorporate these changes to be compliant with the intent of the EPA methodology. The on-site service the technical team provided was outstanding, and critical in overcoming ambient conditions, that had a negative impact on the results generated from the system.

The SPE-DEX® 3000XL ease-of-use, reproducibility, and reliability, coupled with Horizon Technology's technical support and expertise, make this system the ideal choice for this application. I look forward to new products as they emerge from Horizon Technology.

James J. Rhudy, Organics Supervisor, ACZ Laboratories, Inc.

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SPE-DEX 3000XL Automated Extractor System

We used to perform rainwater outfalls (EPA 1664 Oil & Grease) by hand at about 4 - 6 samples a day. Now not only do we do that - and the matrix blanks - in half that time,
but the recoveries are better too.

Gordon Tatro, Environmental Chemist, Flint Hill Resources, Odessa, TX

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SPE-DEX 3000XL Automated Extractor System, Speed Vap III, Solvent Trap

The transition from the SPE-DEX 4750 to the 3000XL made it easier for me to analyze both clean and dirty samples. I have been able to analyze samples with much more expedience and confidence in the results. As expansion is predicted in the future, I would surely invest in another 3000XL.

David E. Canton, Environmental Lab Specialist, Hovensa LLC, Christinsted,Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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Pacific Premium Oil & Grease Consumable Disk
After reviewing the data, the results were excellent. There were five method blanks that were analyzed, and four of the results were less than 1 mg/L and one was 1.6 mg/L. These values are well less than the laboratory reporting limit of 5 mg/L. There were also five laboratory control samples that were spiked at 40 mg/L. The results ranged from 86-98%; the method acceptance limit is 78-114% - again, the results
were excellent

Peter Lemay, Organic Department Manager, Katahdin Analytical Services, Scarborough, ME

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