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Environmental Science Research Laboratories
Welcome to the Environmental Science (ES) Laboratories at º£½ÇÆƽâ°æ-QC! ÌýThis facility serves as a hub for analytic work conducted by Ph.D. students engaged laboratory and field studies throughout the region. While this site is intended primarily for students in the Ph.D. program, visitors are welcome to learn what we do, what equipment we use, and how we conduct a variety of aquaticÌýenvironmentalÌýanalyses in the field and inÌýtheÌýlab. Ìý
Ideally, this will serve as a first point of reference when you're looking for analytic methods, equipment specifications, guidance for data reduction as well as quality assurance and quality control issues, and safety in the field and in the lab.
In the field, ES Ph.D. students have access to a full complement of ruggedized water quality meters in addition to data loggers for longer termÌýin situÌýmonitoring; this includes an electromagnetic flow meterÌýthat can be used to quantify water velocities in three dimensions.ÌýThe ES laboratories are outfitted with the instrumentation needed toÌýsupport a broad variety of aquatic research; this includes anÌýEMD Millipore Elix ® ÌýAdvantage 10Ìýwater purification system, a climate controlled centrifuge, an analytic balance, drying ovens, and a muffle furnace.Ìý This equipment is complimented by automatic titrators, and scanning ultraviolet/visible lightÌýspectrophotometersÌý(including a low volume "sipper" flow cell).Ìý AÌýThermo ScientificÌýiCE 3300Ìýatomic absorption spectrophotometer equipped with a six lamp carousel and a 240 slot autosampler is also available to support student research. ContactÌýProf. Roger Viadero for additional information about the analysis of envrionmental samples.
The latest geospatial survey instrumentation is available to students who require high-accuracy mapping and GIS data collection capabilities for their research.Ìý This includes aÌýTrimble® Geo 7XÌýequipped with aÌýTrimble® Tornadoâ„¢Ìýantenna and a Leica 3D laser scanner.Ìý The group also maintains computer workstations dedicated primarily to advanced GIS Analysis; however, these systems can also be used for other computing-intensive modeling tasks.
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