Analytical Instruments

Lachat Quik Chem 8500 Flow Injection Analysis System- Provides simultaneous multi-nutrient (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen) analyses of water, sediment, or biomass.
Spectronic Unicam 20 Genesys, Hitachi UV-2001, or Shimadzu UV-1600 Spectrophotometer - Standard Methods 4500-N C and 365.2 are used to determine Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus
Mars 5 Microwave digestion System - Allows for rapid digestion and multi-elemental determination of metal concentrations in water, sediment, or biomass.
Eureka Amphibian and Manta Water Quality Multiprobes - Used to determine temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, and depth onsite.
TIC-TOC Analyzer - Detects total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC), and non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC) content of aqueous samples.
Horiba U-22XD Multi-Parameter Water Quality Monitoring System - Used to determine temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids, and depth onsite.
IDEXX Quanti-Tray/2000 system - Allows standard Method 9223B is used to enumerate E. coli and total coliform bacteria in water samples.
ICP-OES - multielemental determination of heavy metal concentration in analytes derived from various media

Elementar Vario EL CNHS Elemental Analyzer - carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sulfur concentration determination
LS 13 320 Multi-Wavelength Optical Bench Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer with Liquid Module and Flow Cell - Measures the size distribution of particles suspended in liquid.	$LS 13 320 Multi-Wavelength Optical Bench Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer with Liquid Module and Flow Cell$
Standard Soil/Sediment Lab Equipment Hydrometers Filtration Apparatus Ovens Furnaces Sieves Scales pH Meters These pieces of equipment allow standard method 2540D and EPA Method 160.2 to be used to determine total suspended solids, organic matter loss on ignition, and sediment grain size as well as other analytical soil/sediment procedures

Sonic Sifters - Used to separate sand particles
X Ray Flourescence Spectrometer
Gamma Spectrometer The GC4020 GE Co-Axial Detector and DSA 1000 Digital Spectrum Analyzer with 747 Series Lead Shield is used to identify and quantify gamma-ray emitting radionuclides in soil samples. The gamma-ray spectroscopy system is a combination of the high-resolution germanium detector, 16K multi-channel analyzer, and the lead shield which is used to prevent high background counts