Shore-based Facilities

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) (Perkin Elmer Model (NexION® 350X)) 

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) (Perkin Elmer Model (NexION® 350X)) for inorganic (such as metals) analysis in different matrices as seawater, sediment and biota samples

Ion Chromatography (ICS-5000 (DIONEX) and 9000 D (URG))

Ion Chromatography (ICS-5000 (DIONEX) and 9000 D (URG)) for ions (anions and cations) analysis in atmospheric samples

Autoanalyzer (Bran+Luebbe Model) 

Four-channel Autoanalyzer (Bran+Luebbe Model) for dissolved inorganic nutrients analysis

Spectrophotometers (Varian-Cary 100 UV-VIS Spectrophotometer 

Spectrophotometers (Varian-Cary 100 UV-VIS Spectrophotometer  and Thermo Spectronic Helios UV-VIS Spectrophotometer for total phosphorous and also hydrogen sulfide measurements

Gas Chromatography (Agilent Technologies 6890N, Network GC system)

Gas Chromatography (Agilent Technologies 6890N, Network GC system) to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum hydrocarbons measurements

lemental Analyzer (Vario El Cube Elementar Model)

CHN Elemental Analyzer (Vario El Cube Elementar Model) to measure total carbon, nitrogen and organic carbon measurements in filtered seawater and sediment samples

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (Agilent Technologies 1100 Series)

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (Agilent Technologies 1100 Series) for pigment analysis 

Carbon/Total Nitrogen analyzer (Teledyne Tekmar Model TOC Torch Model) 

Total organic carbon/Total Nitrogen analyzer (Teledyne Tekmar Model TOC Torch Model) for total carbon, nitrogen and total organic carbon measurements

Spectrofluorometer (HITACHI Model F-2500 Fluorescence Spectrophotometer) 

Spectrofluorometer to measure chlorophyll in filtered seawater samples and total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (t-PAH) measurements

Automatic Winkler Titration System (Metrohm 785 DMP Titrino Model)

Automatic Winkler Titration System (Metrohm 785 DMP Titrino Model)-Dissolved Oxygen Meter to determine dissolved oxygen concentrations in seawater samples

 pH meters 

pH meters (WTW and Thermo Scientific Orion 3 Star Model (left) and Turbidity Meter (WTW Model) (right) for pH and turbidity measurements


Freeze dry system 

Freeze dry system (Labconco) to dry sediment and biota samples

Microwave digestion system 

Microwave digestion system (Milestone Start E) to digest sediment, filtered seawater and biota samples

Atmospheric Tower

Atmospheric Tower to obtain atmospheric samples. High volume air samplers with size selective sampling inlet, Wet precipitation sampler, Nepholemeter, Sun photometer, PM10 particle sampler, and High volume particle sampler

Real Time Thermal Cycler (PCR machine) Roche 480 and BIORAD

Compact Thermal Cycler (to make running PCR) (T100-BIORAD)

Gel Imaging System(Quantum ST4 VILBER LOURMAT)

Isotop (C14 and H3) Measuring system

Flowcytometer

Microscopes (Olympus Stereo SX16 with photographic tube, Olympus SZX2, Olympus SZ61, Olympus 1X71(inverted phase contrast), Nikon Optiphot2 EFD-3(epifluorescence phase contrast)