Analyze this

After two years of writing proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a grant to fund an ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) machine, the instrument described as the "bread and butter" in inorganic chemical analysis has arrived. The ICP machine, according to Matthew Gorring of Earth and Environmental Science, pictured, can analyze the liquid forms of rock, water and soil, and can even analyze air samples. It is a valuable asset in research and teaching.

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