Laboratory analytical facilities
The Laboratory of Water Chemistry from the Department of Hydrology and Geo-environmental Sciences can analyse the most important anorganic and organic compounds in water. The standard analysis includes pH, EC, HCO3, Cl, NH4, NO2, PO4, SO4, N-tot, NO3, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Mn, Al, Si and Sr. Additional elements can also be analysed upon request.
Laboratory facilities include:
- A LabMedics Aquakem 250 discrete analyser
- A Thermo Electron Corp. X Series II Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric (ICP-MS) analyser.
- A Varian 730-ES ICP Optical Emission Spectrometer + Varian SPS3 Sample preparation unit.
- A Dionex DX-120 ion chromatograph.
- A Radiometer Analytical Titralab 840 Titration Workstation.
- Laboratory quality pH and electrical conductivity (EC) meters.
- Facilities for glovebox operations, etc.
- Equipment for sediment concentration analysis.
- Facilities for handling strong acids and for cooling samples/reagents.
- Kits for field analyses of HCO3, NO3, Ca, Mg, Cl and PO4.
Water sample analysis can include main cations (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Si, Al), main anions (Cl, NO3, NO2, SO4) and trace elements (As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Co, Cr, Cu, Ga, In, Li, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, Th, Tl, V, Zn, Eu, Ho, La, Sc, Yb).
Extensive collaboration exists with other laboratories within the Department of Earth Sciences
and elsewhere to provide additional chemical analytical facilities, as well as stable isotope analyses.Dr. Maarten J. Waterloo
Last modified: Wed Sep 2 17:09:43 CEST 2015
