What does the PRL Do?
The Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL) investigates pesticides used in the Caribbean and does chemical analyses for companies, regulatory bodies and individuals. The PRL is one of the best-equipped analytical labs in the Caribbean, with the latest cutting-edge instruments that give us the flexibility to perform many different types of analyses for Environmental Contaminants, Industrial Chemicals, Paint & Petroleum, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Mineral Imbalances and Steroids etc.
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Who does the PRL Serve? The PRL aims to provide a wide range of services to • Food Processors • Hospitals and Other Health Facilities • Pharmaceutical Companies • Bauxite Mining and Production • Agroindustry • Utility Companies What instruments PRL Utilizes? Two Gas Chromatographs with following attachments • purge & trap accessory • headspace analyzer • mass spectrometric detector • electron capture detector • flame ionization detector |
One High performance liquid chromatograph with • single quadrupole mass spectrometric detectors • auto sampler One High performance liquid chromatograph with • diode array and fluorescence detectors • post derivatization accessory • multi-sample handling capability with auto injector One High performance liquid chromatograph with • triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometric detectors • tandem mass spectrometric detector • auto sampler |
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| 1) Analytical quality control of: • Environmental Contaminants • Industrial Chemicals • Paint and Petroleum • Processed and Unprocessed Foods • Export Crops e.g. Coffee, Pimento, Ginger, Callaloo |
2) Testing animal parts and body fluids for: • Pharmaceutical Drugs • Mineral Imbalances • Steroids • Veterinary Drugs • Cocaine, THC and Similar Drugs |
3) Some of the substances we test for: • Pesticides • Metals • Minerals and Metallic Ions • Preservations • Essential Oils |
Some of our Clients are:
• Jamaica Public Service Company Limited
• P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited
