Major Analytical Equipment
Perkin Elmer 5000 atomic absorption
spectrophotometer with graphite furnace
and AS500 autosampler
Flame and automated furnace atomic absorption
technique for major to trace element determination
in liquids and digested plant and, sediments,
rocks, and soils.
(Contact Paul
Baker)
Dionex 2010i Ion chromatograph
Ion chromatographic analysis of anions in
water and soil or sediment extracts.
(Contact Paul
Baker)
Phillips X-ray diffractometer
Qualitative and quantitative determination
of mineral phases in rocks, sediments, soils,
and biological and artificial materials.
(Contact Paul
Baker)
Cameca CAMEBAX electron microprobe
Micron-scale compositional analysis and element
composition mapping.
(Contact Alan
Boudreau)
Two Finnigan MAT Delta Plus XL continuous
flow mass spectrometer systems
Measurement of isotopic ratios of light organic
elements (C, H, O, N, and S).
(Contact Rob
Jackson )
Thermo Scientific TRITON thermal ionization mass spectrometer
Used to analyze the isotopic composition of trace elements in rocks, sediments,
water, and environmental samples.
(Contact Avner
Vengosh)
VG PlasmaQuad-3 inductively-coupled-plasma
mass-spectrometer
Analysis of low abundance trace cations including
the rare earth elements and high field strength
elements.
(Contact Emily
Klein)
ARL-Fisons Spectraspan 7 direct current
plasma (DCP) spectrometer
Major- and high-abundance trace element
cation analysis.
(Contact Emily
Klein)
Shimadzu Model TOC-5000A
Automated analysis of low levels
of carbon in water. Modified for CO2 levels
above ambient.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Lachat QuickChem 8000 flow injection
analyzer
Automated analysis of nutrient(s)
in soil, plant digests and water.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Dionex 500 IC
Automated ion chromatographic analysis
of low levels of anions in water and soil
extracts.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Beckman LS 6500 scintillation system
Automated analysis of radioisotopes
in liquid scintillation cocktails.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Varian 3400 Gas Chromatograph
Analysis of trace hydrocarbons
from gas samples by capillary gas chromatography.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
ThermoQuest CE 1112 NC Soil Analyzer
Automated analysis of N and C
in solid plant and soil material.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Perkin Elmer 5100 Atomic Absorption
spectrophotometer
Automated flame and furnace atomic
absorption technique for trace element determination
in liquids and digested plant and soil.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
EG&G Ortec Gamma and Alpha radiation
spectrometer
Analysis of Cs-137 and Pb-210 isotopes
in soil.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Shimadzu BioSpec 1601 and Beckman
DU-64 UV/Visible Spectrophotometer
Manual photometric determination at
high sensitivity.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Metrohm 665 Dosimet auto-titrator
For automatic precision titration
measurements.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
GeoProbe 5400
For hydraulic probing and sampling
soil solid, water, and gas to > 30 m depth.
(Contact Curt
Richardson or Dan
Richter)
Two scintillation alpha counters
Used to measure low abundances
of 224Ra and 223Ra activities.
(Contact Avner
Vengosh)
Canberra gamma spectrometer with
Broad Energy germanium detector.
Used to measure gamma-emitting radionuclides.
(Contact Avner
Vengosh)