Facilities and Equipment
The River Center analytical laboratory has the capacity to analyze water and trace gas samples. The lab is equipped with a high purity DI system, glassware washing room (acid bath and Miele G7883 washer), large drying oven, large muffle furnace, analytical balances and cold storage room.
Analytical CapabilitiesDionex Ion Chromatographs![]() Dionex ICS-2000 Ion Chromatographs with eluent generator for anion and low molecular weight organic analyses (AG/AS-18) and cation analysis (CG/CS-12a). The AS40 autosampler has a simultaneous injection kit. SOP Lachat Flow Injection Analyzer
![]() Lachat QuikChem 8500 flow injection analyzer for nitrate, ammonium, orthophosphate, and total P analyses SOP Shimadzu TOC-TN Analzyer![]() Shimadzu Gas Chromatograph![]() Shimadzu GC-17A Gas Chromatograph with FID and ECD detectors and Tekmar autosampler for nitrous oxide, methane, carbon dioxide and sulfur hexafluoride gas analyses SOP Bay Instruments Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometer
![]() Bay Instruments MIMS with Pfeiffer Vacuum PrismaPlus quadripole mass spectrometer system and copper furnace for direct measurement of dissolved N2, O2, and Ar. SOP Perkin Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrometer![]() Dionex HPLC![]() Dionex Summit HPLC with UV-vis and fluorescence detectors (organic acid analyses)
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Major Field EquipmentSatlantic SUNA sensors![]() Submersible UV nitrate analyzers capable of measuring 0.007-56 +/- 0.028 mg/L nitrate-N with real-time data output
YSI Sondes![]() Multiple types of YSI multiparameter data-logging sondes within the River Center labs:
ISCO Autosamplers![]() Teledyne ISCO portable samplers for unattended sampling. Some have submerged probe or area-velocity flow modules
Wetlabs Cycle P Analyzers![]() Phosphate sensors capable of measuring 0.0023-0.03 mg/L phosphate-P
Turner Designs Cyclops-7 sensors![]() Submersible sensors that integrate with Campbell Scientific CR-1000 dataloggers.
Sensors for CDOM/FDOM (0.15-1250 ppb), Turbidity (0.05-3000 NTU), Chlorophyll (0.025-500 ug/L), Tryptophan (MDL = 3 ppb) Trimble M3 DR Total Station & GeoXH6000 GPS![]() Trimble M3 DR Total Station with accessories for surveying; Trimble GeoXH600 GPS with external GIS Tornado antenna
Boats & 4WD Trucks![]() |