Soil Analysis with Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers
Reliable soil analysis is the cornerstone of soil remediation and clean-up efforts. From delineating contamination boundaries to grid soil analysis, assessing site contamination quickly and reliably is the essential first step toward a successful brownfield or other contaminated site clean-up.
Thermo Scientific's Niton Handheld XRF Analyzers are the premier tools for soil analysis, offering great flexibility, accuracy and speed. These handheld XRF analyzers can act as a soil lab complement or substitute, providing several unique benefits:
- In-situ analysis of soil for quick contamination boundary delineation
- Simultaneous analysis of multiple elements for a complete elemental composition and heavy metal contamination profile
- Lab-quality analysis onsite, reducing costs and turnaround time for sending samples to a brick-and-mortar lab
Thermo Scientific Niton handheld XRF analyzers are the forefront of in-situ soil testing technology. Contact one of our specialists today to find out more

Enhanced Analysis of Soil Samples with Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers
Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 Plus and the XL2 950 Plus deliver state of the art soil analysis. Fully portable, rugged, and completely nondestructive, these instruments provide advanced speed, accuracy, and ease-of-use:
- Ergonomic and light weight, with a rechargeable battery life up to 8 hours
- With full sample preparation, Niton analyzers boast values as high as R2=0.99 correlation with laboratory soil analysis instruments
- Allows users to quickly obtain data on all elements of interest simultaneously, including all 8 RCRA metals and 13 Priority Pollutant metals in soil
The Niton XL5 Plus and the Niton XL2 950 Plus address different data quality objectives with unparalleled speed and precision, empowering you to become your own soil lab. Whether you want to complement your soil lab testing or replace it altogether, the Thermo Scientific Niton is the cutting edge tool for the job.
The XL2 950 Plus is a rugged workhorse instrument appropriate for all standard soil analysis tasks, while the XL5 Plus produces lab-quality data when paired with lab-quality sample preparation, including the ability to detect trace levels of elements in a soil matrix.
Don't Wait For Lab-Quality Results
For the latest in handheld, field portable soil analysis tools, speak to a Handheld Scientific Sytems soil analysis expert today!
