Analytical and Field Instruments

Our research includes field and laboratory studies. Our lab and field equipment includes:

Lab analytical and processing instruments

Horiba Jobin-Yvon Ultima II Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). High sensitivity, 120-900 nm wavelength scanning and high dynamic range allows for excellent resolution of major, minor and trace species in aqueous, biological and geological sample media.
Dionex ICS-3000 Ion Chromatography System for determining major and minor anion species in aqueous sample media. The ICS-3000 gradient pump system is highly adaptable making it an useful instrument in specific applications like speciation or high resolution separation and detection.
Chromatography and flow through columns for separation, reaction and speciation experiments
Processing equipment includes a Barnstead Max Q 2000 orbital shaker, an Eppendorf 5804 high speed centrifuge, 2 high precision balances, a stirring hot plate and a drying oven.
The Hydrogeochemistry Laboratory at Simon Fraser University analytical facilities enable us to offer the following services:

Ion Chromatography: F^-, Cl^-, Br^-, NO₃^-, PO₄^-2 and SO₄^-2

Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES): Al, As, B, Ba, Ca, Fe, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, S, Si, Sr, Zn

Cavity Ring-down Laser Isotope Analyzer: d¹⁸O and d²H

Titration alkalinity

Dissolved ammonia (NH₄⁺)

Prices per sample:

IC: $20

ICP-OES: $30

Isotopes: $30

Alkalinity: $5

NH₄⁺: $5

Adaptations to the analytical methods can be made to incorporate or focus on specific elements or species and prices will vary accordingly.

Groundwater sampling equipment includes a Solinst Model 407 Integra bladder pump and portable compressor, Eijkelkamp flow cell, Orion 3, 4 and 5 Star meters with pH, Eh, EC and DO electrodes, Hach digital titrator, Hach DR2800 portable spectrophotometer and 2 pressure filtration units..
This system allows us to sample groundwater from piezometers as narrow as 1" to full sized bores. The pump can be configured to sample from shallow to depths of greater than 1 km. Water sample field analysis and preservation is carried out on site with field chromatographic separation of arsenic species, alkalinity tirations, spectrophotometric determination of reduced species like ferrous iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide and preservation of samples for stable isotopic analysis, ICP-OES and ICP-MS.