Duke River Center 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 (Barnstead Genpure xCAD UV), glassware washing room (acid bath and Miele G7883 washer), large drying oven (5 c.f. Fisher Scientific Isotemp gravity-flow oven), large muffle furnace (1.6 c.f. Thermo Scientific Thermolyne single-setpoint tabletop furnace) balances (Mettler Toledo MS NewClassic and Denver Instruments S-2002) and cold storage room.
Analytical CapabilitiesDionex Ion Chromatographs![]() Dionex ICS 2000 Ion Chromatographs with eluent generator for anion and low molecular weight organic analyses (nitrate, chloride, sulfate, bromide, phosphate, acetate) and cation analysis (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium). AS40 autosampler has a simultaneous injection kit.
SOP Lachat Autoanalyzer![]() Shimadzu TOC-TN Analzyer![]() Shimadzu Gas Chromatograph![]() Shimadzu GC17A 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 analyzer 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
![]() Trimble M3 DR Total Station with accessories for surveying
Trimble GeoXH6000 GPS
![]() Trimble GeoXH600 GPS with external GIS Tornado antenna
Boat & 4WD Trucks
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