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The Lab.EES facility is
currently conducting testing of environmental samples for teaching and
research purposes, in the following areas:
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Microbial testing for
specific pathogen indicators including total coliform, E. coli,
and Enterococcus
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Total organic carbon
analysis with total nitrogen module, autosampler, and sediment sampling
add-ons
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Chemical oxygen
demand (COD) and Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
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Specific ion probes
for nitrate, ammonia, fluoride, and sodium
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Environmentally-relevant organics including endocrine-disrupting
compounds, antibiotics, hormones, and pharmaceutically-active
substances, and also for characterizing treatment byproducts
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Specific contaminants
using diode-array spectrophotometry
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Gravimetric analysis
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Photochemical testing
with a custom-built 550W ultraviolet source
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Aquatic
water quality parameters using portable field testing meters
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Two-person research
vessel "RV Minnow"
The facility is
developing the capability to conduct testing in the following areas, in
the near future:
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Trace metal analysis, including 16
different elements, using the Perkin Elmer 3100 AAS with HGA-600 graphite
furnace and AS-60 autosampler and ICP-AS
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Acute/chronic
toxicity bioassay
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