Facilities

We moved into the new Canadian Rivers Institute building in 2006 that includes state-of-the-art wet and dry labs and offices for faculty and students. 

Environmental Chemistry LabOur lab equipment includes:

• Total mercury analyzer (DMA-80)
• Accelerated solvent extractor (ASE 300)
• Gas chromatograph with an ECD, FID and MSD (Agilent 6890N/5975B)
• ICP optical emission spectrometer (iCAP 6500 DUO)
• Microwave digester (MARS 5)
• Gel permeation chromatography system (PrepLinc GPC)
• Buchi Rotavapors
• Nitrogen evaporator
• Analytical balances
• Freeze dryer
• Microscopes

  
Our field equipment includes:

• Trucks
• Boats
• Nets and dredges

 
Current in-house analyses include:

• Total Mercury
• PCBs and other organochlorines by GC ECD with methods modified from EPA 8081B, EPA 8082A, EPA 3640A, EPA 3620C and EPA 3545A
• PCBs and other organochlorines by GC MSD with methods modified from EPA 8270D, EPA 1668, EPA 3640A, EPA 3620C and EPA 3545A
• Polyaromatic hydrocarbons by GC MSD using methods modified from EPA 8270D, EPA 3640A, EPA 3545A and EPA 3510C.
• Metals using methods modified from EPA 200.7 and EPA 3052

 
For more information on analytical capabilities, contact Angella Mercer.