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Source identification
Separate natural background, industrial inputs, mining legacies and urban signals using targeted isotope systems and multi-element geochemical tracers.
Friday, 5 June, 2026
IsotopiX translates isotope and geochemical fingerprints into decision-ready evidence, for environmental forensics, industrial traceability, and critical material supply chains.
Concentrations show that a problem exists. Isotope fingerprints explain where it comes from, how it travelled, and whether separate signals share a common source.
Separate natural background, industrial inputs, mining legacies and urban signals using targeted isotope systems and multi-element geochemical tracers.
Build defensible isotopic fingerprints to compare materials, authenticate provenance and document supply chain claims with quantitative evidence.
Deliver clear reports that connect analytical results to operational choices, regulatory obligations and stakeholder communication needs.
IsotopiX works at the intersection of isotope geochemistry, environmental science and applied traceability, with protocols tailored to each client's constraints and goals.
Trace strategic metals, support responsible sourcing and document material origin across complex industrial supply chains.
Apply isotope fingerprints to metals, minerals, wood, luxury goods, certified products and archaeological or heritage materials.
Differentiate contamination sources and clarify transfer pathways to guide remediation strategies and site liability management.
Design robust analytical strategies for public organisations, research labs and international projects requiring defensible evidence.
IsotopiX combines laboratory expertise, geochemical interpretation and tailored reference datasets to transform complex analytical signals into evidence that can be discussed, defended and acted upon.
Each project starts with a precise decision question. The analytical strategy is built around the isotope systems and reference materials that can genuinely answer it.
We define precisely what needs to be traced, compared or verified, and what level of certainty the outcome requires.
We choose the tracers and geochemical indicators that are most discriminating for the specific matrix and source configuration.
Samples are processed and measured with appropriate protocols, matched against reference databases and interpreted geochemically.
Results are presented in reports structured for technical teams and decision-makers alike, with clear statements on what the data do and do not show.
The objective is not to produce more data. The objective is to produce a stronger interpretation that can be used by technical teams, decision makers and institutional partners.
Methods grounded in peer-reviewed isotope geochemistry, environmental tracing and quantitative source apportionment, with a publication record to back it up.
No generic package. The protocol is adapted to the question, the sample matrix, the budget and the required level of evidential certainty.
Reports are structured to explain what the data show, what remains uncertain, and what can be decided, without hiding behind jargon.
Scientific rigour converted into operational tools, for environmental consultancies, industrial actors, forensic teams and public institutions.
Our methods are not proprietary black boxes. They are rooted in published science, accessible to scrutiny, and continuously informed by the latest advances in isotope geochemistry.
A systematic review of Sb isotope systematics applied to contaminated watersheds, demonstrating the diagnostic power of non-traditional isotope systems for emerging pollutants.
Read the paperA combined lead and antimony isotope study resolving overlapping contamination signals at a complex industrial-legacy site.
Read the paperLaboratory study quantifying Sb isotope fractionation on schwertmannite and ferrihydrite, key data for interpreting field signatures in mine-impacted systems.
Read the paperCarbon and nitrogen isotopes measured across four compartments of Lake Titicaca demonstrate how anthropogenic discharge reshapes isotopic baselines at the ecosystem scale.
Read the paperTell us what you need to trace, compare or verify. We will help you define the right isotope strategy and the clearest route toward usable evidence, at the right scale and budget.
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