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title: "MA-3000 mercury analyser, NIC | Labsense"
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description: "Thermal decomposition AAS for total mercury in solid and liquid samples, no wet chemical digestion required, EPA 7473-compatible."
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# MA-3000 mercury analyser

Thermal decomposition AAS for total mercury in solid and liquid samples, no wet chemical digestion required, EPA 7473-compatible.

- Mercury analysis
- Environmental labs: https://labsense.se/segment/miljolabb/
- Refining and petrochemicals: https://labsense.se/segment/petrokemi/

Request a quote: https://labsense.se/kontakt/?intent=quote&supplier=nic&product=nic-ma-3000

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## Applications

- Total mercury in soil, sediment, sludge
- Hg in coal, biomass, and waste
- Hg in petrochemical matrices and natural gas condensate
- Hg in fish, biota, and food
- Fast screening in environmental monitoring

## Specifications

| Measuring principle | Thermal decomposition, gold amalgamation, AAS |
| --- | --- |
| Detection limit | 0.001 ng Hg absolute |
| Measuring range | 0.001 – 1000 ng Hg |
| Sample types | Solid, liquid, direct without digestion |
| Sample volume | Up to 1 g solid / 1 mL liquid |
| Measuring time | 5 – 7 minutes per sample |
| Standard | EPA 7473, ASTM D-7623 |
| Carrier gas | Oxygen (5N) or air |

## Description

The MA-3000 measures total mercury directly in solid and liquid samples without prior acid dissolution. The sample is combusted in oxygen, the mercury is amalgamated on a gold trap, and then desorbed for AAS detection at 253.7 nm.

The result: rapid total analysis without reagent handling, from sub-ppb levels in environmental samples up to hundreds of ppm in petrochemical matrices. Direct analysis simultaneously eliminates the risk of Hg losses during digestion.

## Image gallery

Image: MA-3000 mercury analyser front view (https://labsense.se/suppliers/nic/gallery/g-ma3000-1.webp)

Image: MA-3000 detail of sample chamber (https://labsense.se/suppliers/nic/gallery/g-ma3000-2.webp)

Image: MA-3000 detail of gold trap (https://labsense.se/suppliers/nic/gallery/g-ma3000-3.webp)

Image: MA-3000 display panel (https://labsense.se/suppliers/nic/gallery/g-ma3000-4.webp)

Image: MA-3000 in operation in the laboratory (https://labsense.se/suppliers/nic/gallery/g-ma3000-5.webp)

## Documents & datasheets

- Product page MA-3000 (Nippon Instruments / NIC) Opens in new tab ↗: https://www.hg-nic.com/ma-series/ma-3000/

## Service & support

The MA-3000 mercury analyzer is an instrument we service daily. Our NIC technicians handle commissioning, calibration and spare parts with documented traceability.

- Annual planned service with documented protocol.
- Original parts and consumables from the manufacturer, stocked in the Nordics.
- Fast troubleshooting from our own technicians in the Nordics.

About our service: https://labsense.se/tjanster/

## Related products

NIC

### Sample boats & amalgamation traps

Consumables for the MA-3000 series: ceramic boats, gold amalgamation traps, catalyst and reduction tubes.

Read more
https://labsense.se/sortiment/nic-forbrukning/

Buying guide from Labsense

## Choosing the right elemental analysis: 5 tips

Elemental analysis, ICP or dedicated mercury analysis (NIC)? Element, concentrations and sample type determine the technique.

Read the guide (https://labsense.se/guider/valja-ratt-elementanalys/)

## Request quote for MA-3000 mercury analyser

Submit sample type, capacity requirements and operating environment and an application specialist will come back to you with a complete proposal, instrument, consumables and service contract.

Request a quote (https://labsense.se/kontakt/?intent=quote&supplier=nic&product=nic-ma-3000)

## Common comparisons

Customers evaluating a mercury analyser (Hg analyser) often compare the NIC MA-3000 with other direct total mercury instruments. Here is our technical overview of the landscape.

### PSA Millennium (P S Analytical), cold-vapour liquid sample

PSA Millennium Merlin/Excalibur operates on cold-vapour technology (CVAAS/CVAFS) and requires wet-chemical digestion of solid samples. MA-3000 measures the same analyte but directly on solid samples via thermal decomposition per EPA 7473 — no acid handling, shorter sample preparation.

### Tekran 2600/3300 series

Tekran is well established for water and air measurements using cold vapour technology. For laboratories requiring total mercury in solid matrices (sediment, sludge, biota, coal, petrochemicals), the MA-3000's direct combustion + gold amalgamation is typically faster per sample.

### Teledyne Leeman Quicktrace / Hydra

The Quicktrace M-series and Hydra IIC are also based on CVAA/CVAFS for liquids. MA-3000 complements them through direct analysis of solid samples without digestion, relevant for environmental labs, the mining and metallurgy sector, and recycling where sample preparation is the bottleneck.

### Milestone DMA-80 / LECO AMA

DMA-80 and AMA-254 use the same EPA 7473 principle as the MA-3000. NIC's instrument has two separate measurement cells for an extended dynamic range (0.001 ng to 1,000 ng absolute) in a single run, reducing recalibration between low and high concentrations.

Request a comparative quote →: https://labsense.se/kontakt/?intent=quote&supplier=nic&product=nic-ma-3000

## Documents & downloads

- NIC MA 3000 A4 PDF · 2.2 MB: https://labsense.se/datasheets/nic/nic-ma-3000-a4.pdf

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