Lab Services
NEW LAB & TREATABILITY CAPABILITIES
1. Analytical Instrumentation:
a. HPLC for organic analysis
b. TOC analyzer
c. Inverted Microscope for bright field, dark field, phase contrast and epi-fluorescence microscopy
d. Scanning Electron Microscope
e. Flow Injection Analyzer (FIA) for kinetic studies
f. IC for ionic analysis
g. Cryo Micro-Slicer for biofilm sampling and observation
h. PCR for DNA amplification
i. UV-VIS spectrophotometer
j. Incubator, Autoclave, Temperature Control Shaker for general
microbiology work
2. Bench Scale Activated Sludge Pilot Plant Banks
a. Continuous online analyzers
b. Computerized biokinetic monitoring
3. Computer Hardware Towers & Software dedicated to Biokinetic Modeling
4. General Characterization: pH, Oxygen, Solids (total, dissolved, volatile, and fixed), Alkalinity, BOD, COD, Ammonium Nitrogen, Nitrate & Nitrite, Total Nitrogen, TKN, Phosphorous, Turbidity, VFA, Bacteria Counts, Toxicity, ATP, DOUR-SOUR, and most other wet chemistry characterization techniques
5. Specializd Microscopic Examinations