VSU LPES Equipment Listing
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) Meter and Two Hand Held Oxygen meters. Manufacturer: YSI Incorporated. Notes: For dissolved oxygen. Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Detector. Manufacturer: Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Model: PE 2400 Series II. Notes: Measures relatively high percentages ( 0.0l%) of the nonmetals using a combustion process. Gas Chromatograph. Manufacturer: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. Model: GC-14APdF. Notes: The system will be optimized for analysis of hydrocarbon mixtures (fuels, oils, grease, etc.) and will be fitted with an autosampler. High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) system. Manufacturer: Dionex Corporation. Model: DX500. Notes: Can be used for molecular detection using a UV/VIS column. Inductively Coupled Plasma -- Atomic Emission Spectrometer. Manufacturer: Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Model: Optima 3000. Notes: Can simultaneously detect up to 70 elements (typically metals) at the parts per billion level. Is equipped with an AS-90 autosampler. Ion Chromatograph (IC) for anion/cation detection. Manufacturer: Dionex Corporation. Model: DX500. Notes: The IC can be used for trace analysis of a variety of anions (e.g. halides, phosphate, sulfate, nitrate,etc.). It can also be used in conjunction with the ICP-AES to identify the oxidation number of certain metals at trace levels. : Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer. Manufacturer: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. Notes: Used for larger particle sizes (micron to 2-3 mm range). Ozone Reaction Chamber. Manufacturer: PCI Ozone and Control Systems. Notes: This setup allows industry to test ozone on various samples (potentially moveable). Ozone is being widely used to treat wastewater for the reduction of molecular contaminants, color reduction, etc. Remote Station. Manufacturer: YSI Incorporated. Notes: The station will be located in the pond and continously take data. It has pH, ORP, DO, turbimetry, light flux, conductivity and temperature electrodes. Research Grade Microscope. Manufacturer: Olympus. Notes: The microscope is equipped with 10X, 20X, 40X, and 100X fluorite infinity-corrected objectives suitable for brightfield, darkfield, DIC, and fluorescence microscopy. Included in the system is an automatic 35 mm camera system for documentation and publication purposes. Research Vessel. Notes: A 14 foot John boat equipped with an electric motor, 6 hp gas motor, sonar, GPS, and a hole in the middle of the boat for coring lake bottoms. Size Exclusion Chromatography set-up. Manufacturer: Dionex. Notes: The SEC set-up will be able to fractionate and give MW over the range 100 to 10 million. It will be equipped with a UV/VIS detector and a fraction collector. Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA). Manufacturer: Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Model: TGA 7. Notes: Used for quality temperature dependent measurements. UV/VIS Spectrometer. Manufacturer: Perkin-Elmer. Model: Lambda 11. Notes: For color measurements Weather Station. Notes: The weather station will continous monitor parameters such as rainfall, temperature, wind, and average sunlight. Comments to Michael Mitchell.Last update 11:58 PM 8/5/98 |