Environmental Earth Sciences

Facilities Used in Environmental Earth Sciences

Geochemistry

• Stable Isotope Laboratory
• X-Ray Diffraction Spectrometer
• X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer
• Atomic Absorption Spectrometers
• Trace elements by Laser Ablation ICPMS
• Trace elements by ICP
• Elemental analysis (C, N, S)
• Optical and luminescent microscopy
• Scanning electron microscope with EDS

Sedimentology

• Environmental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
• Variable Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscope
• Hydraulics Laboratory
• Lahar and Rainfall Detection System

Geophysics

• High Pressure Laboratory
• Geophysics Laboratory
• Geotechnical Microanalysis Centre
• Seismology Laboratory

Soil Science and Contaminated Land

• Liquid Scintillation Counter
• Radiotracer Lab

Hydrology and Hydrogeology

• Groundwater Chemistry Laboratory
• Hydraulics Laboratory
• Soil Moisture Laboratory
• Cold Laboratory (column experiment apparatus)
• Analytical Instrument Laboratories (ion chromatography, atomic absorption, ICP-OES, elemental analyser, fluorometer)
• Stable Isotope and Noble Gas Laboratory
• Borehole geophysical logging equipment
• Submersible, inertial and perstaltic pumps
• Well-head sampling and measurement kit
• River gauging equipment
• Automatic water samplers