Laboratory Equipment of the Research Group Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
Laboratory Management:
Soil- and Water
- Ion chromatographie Metrohm 883 Basic IC plus: for determination of anions, cations and organic acids
- Gas chromatograph SRI 8610 GC-TCD/FID/ECD: N2, O2, CH4, CO2, N2O in gas samples and in headspace
- Gas chromatograph SRI 8610 GC-FID/Methanizer: CH4 und CO2 in gas samples and in headspace
- Gas chromatograph Shimadzu GC 2010 plus TCD/FID/ECD with autosampler AOC-20: CH4, CO2 und N2O in gas samples and in headspace, and other organic compounds
- HPLC Shimadzu Prominence, DAD and fluorescence detection: sulfur speciation in aqueous and organic phases, other organic compounds
- Picarro G2201-i CO2 & CH4 CRDS analyzer, coupled to Aurora OI 1030W TOC: 13C-Isotopic composition of CO2 and CH4, and in TOC/DOC/DIC
- Los Gatos Triple Water Isotope Analyzer: 2H, 17O and 18O in water
- LosGatos N2O Isotope Analyzer: 15N and 18O in N2O
- LosGatos Analyzer for 13C in CO2 und CH4 (currently running at Mer Bleue, Ontario)
- Eurovector/Hekatech EA 3000 Elemental Analyzer: C and N concentrations in solids
- EA/TC-IRMS Nu Horizon, Hekatech/Nu Instruments: Isotope ratio mass spectrometer with combustion elemental analyser and high temperature pyrolysis for determination of 13C, 15N, 34S, 2H und 18O in solids
- ICP-OES SpectroBlue
- WD-XRF Rigaku ZSX Primus II wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectromenter
- UV-VIS spectrphotometer Agilent Cary 100 E
- Agilent Cary Eclipse fluorescence spectrometer: DOC characterization
- Agilent Cary 670 FTIR Spectrometer: infrared spectrometer (NIR, MIR)
- Near Infrared Spectrometer Unity Scientific
- Elementar Liqui-TOC and Shimadzu TOC-L/TNM-L: TOC/DOC and TN in aqueous samples
- Ametek TA 3000 H2 Analyzer
- SKALAR Continuous Flow Analyzer: for Nitrate, Phosphate, Ammonia, Sulfate, Nitrite
- Gloveboxes, Innovative Technology: N2 atmonsphere (O2 < 1 ppm); Jacomex P-box
- Picoamperemeter and experimental setup for determination of electron donor and acceptor capacities of organic matter
- Graphite Furnace-AAS Perkin-Elmer AA 800
- Retsch RS 200: Mill for larger soil and sediment samples
- Retsch MM 400: Mill for small sample quantities
- Microwave digestion system MLS Start
- JENWAY Flame Photometer: Na and K
- Thermo/Heraeus Multifuge X3: Centrifuge 15200 rpm
- Sigma 3K30: Centrifuge bis 30000 rpm
- Freeze Dryer Christ Alpha 1-4 LDplus
- Scintillation Counter Perkin Elmer TriCarb 2900 TR
Experimental equipment
- Sampling equipment for sediment and water UWITEC
- Automated bottle samplers (ISCO)
- Spectrometer Probes for in-situ monitoring of water quality (Spectrolyzer, Scan Messtechnik)
- Column setup to conduct percolation and decomposition experiments in soils and sediments
- Mesocosms for experimental setups of the plant-peat system
- Phytotron: 2 climate chambers with controlled lighting, temperature, humidity, and CO2 (Plant Master)
- LICOR 6400 photosynthesis analyser system
- LosGatos Ultraportable Greenhouse Gas Analyzer
Laboratory for handling of radioactive materials
- Laboratory for working with radioactive Sulfur (35S), liquid szintillation counter - Perkin Elmer TriCarb 2800 TR
- Destillation setup for sulfides and chromium-reducible Sulfur (TRIS, CRS)