Equipment at the Natural Resources Analytical Laboratory
Thermo iCAP 6000 series Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
This instrument measures total elemental concentrations of most metals, including Na, K, Mg, Ca, Mn, Ni, etc., as well as S and P. The system is equipped with an autosampler …Read More »
Thermo Gallery Plus Discrete Wet Chemistry Analyzer
Capable of performing a variety of colorimetric analyses, including NH4-N, NO2-N, NO3+NO2-N, PO4-P, and Cl-, as well as Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) and Total Phosphorous (TP). Analyses supported: NH4-N, NO3-N, …Read More »
Thermo FLASH 2000 model combustion Elemental Analyzer (EA)*
This instrument measures total C (TC) and total N (TN) analysis of organic solids (soils, plants, etc.) It is equipped with an autosampler for samples packed into tin or silver capsules. …Read More »
Shimadzu TOC-LCPH with TNM-L Model Total Organic Carbon / Total Nitrogen Analyzer with autosampler
This is a combustion-mode analyzer used for the analysis of total or dissolved organic carbon, non-purgeable organic carbon, inorganic carbon, and nitrogen in liquid samples. Available sample modes include: NPOC, …Read More »
Microwave Digestion
MARS 5 reaction system is available for microwave-assisted acid digestions of soil and plant samples.Read More »
High-sensitivity Thermo Delta V Advantage Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) configured for δ13C, δ15N, δ2H, and δ18O analysis*
Interfaced to a Thermo FLASH 2000 HT Elemental Analyzer with combustion (for C, N) and high-temperature-conversion (for H, O) modes. The FLASH is equipped with an autosampler for solid and …Read More »