Micro Trace Metals

Voltammetric instrumentation · Perth, Australia

Trace metals measured where the result matters.

Portable and continuous systems for low-level metal analysis in water, industrial processes and environmental samples—built for field teams, laboratories and process engineers.

Official system overview

PDV
Portable field or laboratory measurement
OVA
Continuous online measurement
Methods
ASV and CSV voltammetry
Typical sensitivity
Parts per billion; method dependent

Microtrace Metals

More than twenty years in design and support.

The team has designed and supplied voltammetric instruments for more than twenty years, developing instruments and methods for a broad range of applications.

300+
Online instruments sold worldwide
1,000+
Portable instruments sold
Field to online
Portable, laboratory and continuous measurement

Instruments

Choose by operating environment.

Official Microtrace product images with direct access to the technical platform pages.

OVA7100
Online · Continuous

Automated monitoring

Continuous or intermittent trace-metal monitoring for process streams, effluent, rivers and potable-water systems.

PDV6000 ultra
Portable · Field & lab

Measurement at the sample

Portable measurements on site or in the laboratory, with published suitability for water and soil.

Capability

Claims supported by method and context.

Performance depends on the analyte, sample matrix, electrode, preparation and measurement programme. Each published claim should lead to the applicable method, data or technical note.

01

Low-level detection

Method-specific detection performance, stated with the conditions under which it applies.

02

Actionable timing

Field and continuous formats can reduce delay between sampling, analysis and response.

03

Practical operation

Installation and operating requirements documented for each platform and application.

23
Metals in the current LOD list
300+
Online instruments sold
1,000+
Portable instruments sold
20+ years
Design and support experience

Applications

Where instruments are used.

Published Microtrace applications, presented with the most relevant instrument context.

Industrial process control

OVA provides real-time results, automated measurement scripts, alarms and reporting for process streams.

Environmental monitoring

OVA supports continuous river and potable-water monitoring; PDV supports measurements in the field.

Outfall and sewage supervision

OVA is published for continuous or intermittent monitoring of effluent discharges.

Research

More than 1,000 portable instruments have been sold for laboratory, field-survey and research applications.

Soil survey and contamination

The PDV6000 ultra is published as suitable for water and soil.

Trace metals measured

Current published capability.

The July 2025 Microtrace LOD list includes 23 metals. Limits vary with sample type; typical clean-water values are shown on the Capability page.

Ag
Silver
As
Arsenic
Au
Gold
Bi
Bismuth
Cd
Cadmium
Co
Cobalt
Cr
Chromium
Cu
Copper
Fe
Iron
Hg
Mercury
Mn
Manganese
Mo
Molybdenum
Ni
Nickel
Pb
Lead
Pd
Palladium
Sb
Antimony
Se
Selenium
Sn
Tin
Te
Tellurium
Tl
Thallium
U
Uranium
Zn
Zinc

Application profiles

Published use, organised like case studies.

The live website does not publish named clients or outcomes, so these profiles use only official product and application information.

Method

How the measurement works.

Microtrace instruments use voltammetric methods to identify and quantify selected metals. Detailed chemistry, electrode selection, interferences and validation belong on the technical page.

Published experience

More than 300 online instruments and more than 1,000 portable instruments sold worldwide.

Microtrace Metals official website · product experience statement