Features state-of-the-art facilities that support environmental research through toxicological assessments, pollution monitoring, and chemical analytics, enabling the identification and quantification of contaminants in air, soil, water, and animal tissue, all while ensuring stringent chemical analysis standards.
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Chemical Prep-Laboratories
CEM MARS 6
CEM MARS 6 microwave acid digestion system is used to prepare a wide variety of samples for analysis by ICP-OES. This digestion system allows preparation of complex samples for elemental analysis.
Solid phase extraction
Solid phase extraction (12- and 24-port as well as 96-well plate manifolds) are used for the extraction of analytes from complex samples prior to identification and quantification using analytical techniques.
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Agilent 8890 and 5977B GC/MS
Agilent 8890 and 5977B GC/MS (with PAL3 liquid and headspace introduction) combines gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Allows complex mixtures of chemicals to be separated, identified and accurately quantified. Headspace sampling simplifies sample preparation, allowing analysis of liquid and solid samples.
Waters Xevo G2-XS QToF
Waters Xevo G2-XS QToF is a Quadrupole Time-of-Flight mass spectrometer that combines the ion selection properties of a quadrupole with the high mass resolution and accuracy of a ToF. Provides exceptional substance identification and is widely used in the discovery of unknown chemicals.
Agilent 1260 with a Sciex API5000 Triple Quadrupole Mass Analyser
Agilent 1260 with a Sciex API5000 Triple Quadrupole Mass Analyser is a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) platform that can be used to accurately quantify organic compounds (drugs, pesticides, pollutants, metabolites, proteins etc) with high sensitivity and selectivity.
Agilent 1260/1290 2DLC
Agilent 1260/1290 2DLC with Refractive Index Detectors (RID) and Diode Array Detector (DAD) detection is perfect for complex separations and analysing complex samples. Used in effect-directed analysis to fractionate samples.
Agilent 1260 HPLC
Agilent 1260 HPLC with UV Vis detection is a high-performance liquid chromatography system used for separating and quantifying organic compounds.
Perkin Elmer Optima 5300DV
Perkin Elmer Optima 5300DV ICP-OES inductively coupled plasma is used for metals analysis and quantification in a variety of different sample matrices. It is used to measure the concentration of environmental pollutants and elements with a higher regulatory limit for safety assessments.
Shimadzu TOC-VCPN Total Organic Carbon Analyser
Shimadzu TOC-VCPN Total organic carbon analyser is used to determine the total amount of organic carbon in samples. Routinely applied to measure water quality during the drinking water purification process.
Perkin Elmer Lambda 365 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
Perkin Elmer Lambda 365 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer uses ultra violet and visible light for quantitative analysis of chemicals.