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Chemist using Perkin-Elmer instruments at Detroit Edison Company laboratory

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General view of an unidentified African-American chemist reviewing the results of an analysis made by a Perkin-Elmer Model 306 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer in the research laboratory at the Detroit Edison Company. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the atomic absorption spectrophotomer, which is equipped with a deuterium arc and Model PRS-7A Printer Sequencer, is being used to analyze acid-digested solid samples as part of permit compliance testing for the National Pollution Discharge Elimination Survey (NPDES).
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
  3. Chemists
  4. Corporations
  5. Detroit Edison Company
  6. Employees
  7. Laboratories
  8. Perkin Elmer Corporation
  9. Scientific Apparatus And Instruments

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