Laboratory equipment

Analytical Instruments

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Beckman Coulter LS 13 320 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (with Polarization Intensity Differential Scattering) for particle size analysis.
Micromeritics Sedigraph 5100 for particle size analysis
Varian Vista-PRO CCD Simultaneous ICP-OES for trace metal and major cation analysis
Dionex Ion Exchange Chromatography-ICS 2500 Modular System for ion analysis
Skalar San++ Continuous Flow Analyser for automated colorimetric analysis of total nitrogen, nitrates, nitrites, ammonium, phosphate, sulphate and sulphide.
Nicolet Evolution 100 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
HiPerTOC/TNb analyser for dissolved organic and inorganic carbon and nitrogen analysis
Flash Elemental analyser 1112 Series for analysis of elemental carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, sulphur and oxygen.
Agilent 7890A Gas Chromatography System with FID and mECD detectors and Gerstel MPS2 autosampler
Skyscan 1072 X-ray microtomograph for 3D analysis of solid samples.
A range of Leica microscopes.
Spectrophotometer

Sample preparation equipment

Dionex Accelerated Solvent Extraction 200 System or extracting organic chemicals from soils and sediment using solvents.
CEM MARSX Microwave Extraction System for rapid digestion of soil and sediment samples and high temperature solvent extraction
Heto PowerDry LL3000 Freeze Dryer
HF and HClO₃ compatible fume cupboards, including darkroom HF fume cupboard
2 x Carbolite Furnaces
2 x Eppendorf centrifuges, 1 x Denley BS400 centrifuge.
Other basic equipment including pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen meters, temperature controlled hotplates, ovens, sieves (63 microns upwards), vacuum pumps, flask shakers, water baths
Millipore Synergy Water Purification System.

Experimental