Wear particle analysis determines the mechanical condition of machine components that are lubricated.

Used oil analysis determines the condition of the lubricant itself, determines the quality of the lubricant, and checks its suitability for continued use.

In addition to removing the irrelevant information, the lexical analysis determines the lexical tokens of the language.

One type of analysis determines whether the polluter pays principle holds, i.e. whether those who pollute are also the ones who pay for remediation and clean-up.

Qualitative analysis gives an indication of the identity of the chemical species in the sample, and quantitative analysis determines the amount of certain components in the substance.