Horizon Technology Helps Analytical Labs Work Smarter Not Harder with Intelligent Sample Prep  Horizon Technology is a leading manufacturer of automated sample preparation systems for the analysis of organic compounds in aqueous samples and Oil & Grease testing. Labs who test for Semi-Volatile Organics, Oil & Grease, DROs, TPH, Pesticides, PAH’s, Explosives, Pharmaceutical By-Products and Personal Care Products have found our, automated sample preparation systems for solid phase extraction, evaporation and drying increase productivity, improve the accuracy of their results and lower operating costs.The determination of organic analytes in water and aqueous samples are analyses carried out by many environmental testing laboratories worldwide.  Traditional methodologies typically involve manual separatory funnel or continuous liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) of the water samples with solvents. The extract is dried using specially prepared anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated through an evaporation step and analyzed using conventional GC, GC/MS and HPLC. These methods are labor intensive, use large amounts of solvents, and require contaminate free glassware.  Demands have been placed upon environmental testing laboratories  to increase sample throughput, shorten sample turnaround times, achieve reproducible results, provide lower detection limits, and reduce harmful solvent vapor emissions to the atmosphere.  Labs have met this challenge by optimizing a Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) method based on the Horizon Technology automation systems, that are rugged, fast, cost-effective, and achieve low MDLs and reproducible results.