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Scientific Instrumentation
Inorganic Analysis
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AA)
PerkinElmer 305B
The AA is used for qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis.
Sample Types: water, soil, minerals, airborne particulates and biological materials
Detection Limit: ~0.2 – 10 ppm depending on analyte
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Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)
PerkinElmer Elan DRC-e
The ICP-MS is used for qualitative and quantitative multi-elemental analysis, especially trace elemental analysis.
Sample Types: water, soil, minerals, airborne particulates and biological materials
Detection Limit: ~ppt (parts per trillion)
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Mercury Analyzer
Nippon Instruments Corporation MA 3000
The mercury analyzer is used for qualitative and quantitative determination of Hg
Sample Types: water, soil, minerals, airborne particulates and biological materials
Detection Limit: ~0.002 ng
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen Analyzer (C, H, N)
PerkinElmer Series II CHNS/O Analyzer 2400
The CHN analyzer is used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of the carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen content of a sample.
Sample types: soil; water, and biological materials
Detection Limit: ~ .001 mgs
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Discrete Analyzer
Seal Analytical
The discrete analyzer is used for quantitative and qualitative analysis of anions and cations.
Sample Types: water, soil, and biological materials
Detection Limit: ~0.06-0.2 ppm depending on analyte
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Ion Chromatograph (IC)
Dionex IC25A, Dionex DX500
The IC is used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of anions and can analyze several analytes in the same sample run.
Sample types: fresh water (no brackish or saltwater), water extracted soil air particulates
Detection Limit: ~100 ppb
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Polarograph
EG&G PARC Model 303A
The polarograph is used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of anions, cations, functional groups in organic compounds, and elemental analysis. It can also measure redox conditions.
Sample types: water, soil, airborne particulates, and biological materials
Detection Limit: ~ppb depending on analyte
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Organic Analysis
Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (FT-NMR)
Oxford 400 Mz
The FT-NMR is used to for qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic compounds, and is most commonly used to determine the carbon-hydrogen framework of organic molecules.
Sample Types: organic compounds
Detection limit: ~µM
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Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS)
Agilent 5975c/7890A, HP5970/
The GC-MS is used for qualitative and quantitative analysis. It can separate components of a mixture and provide information about the chemical structures of compounds
Sample types: organic liquids, gases, soil, water, and biological materials
Detection limits: ~ ppb
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FT-IR)
Nicolet IR200, PerkinElmer 2000
The FT-IR is used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds. and most commonly is used to identify functional groups within a compound.
Sample types: organic and inorganic compounds.
Detection limits: ~
Microscopes
Z-Stacking Stereo Microscope
Leica MZ16
This research-grade, stereo microscope integrates with a scientific, color camera and Z-stacking software to compose a single image with extended depth of field
Sample types: 3D objects larger or thicker than a compound microscope can accommodate
Magnification: 5-115X
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Advanced Compound Microscope
Carl Zeiss 4649419
The Zeiss is a research-grade compound microscope with bright field, dark field, phase contrast, and differential interference contrast capabilities. It is equipped with a color scientific documentation camera
Sample types: Prepared slide
Magnification: 63-2000X
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Confocal Microscope
Olympus 1X81
The Confocal is a research-grade inverted compound microscope with bright field, differential interference contrast, epifluorescence, and confocal capabilities. Imaging can be qualitative or quantitative. It is equipped with a monochrome scientific CCD camera.
Sample types: Prepared slides, flasks, or specimen dishes
Magnification: 40-1600X
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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
JEOL JSM-6480LV
The SEM is an electron microscope that provides morphological, topographical, and compositional information about the surface of the specimen.
Sample types: Fixed, dried, and coated samples
Magnification: 8-300,000X