University of Waterloo

Critical Zone Experimental Laboratory

CZOEX houses equipment and experimental setups that generated baseline and time-sensitive data to measure the rates and mechanisms of biogeochemical processes, which supports research in the areas of soil science, agricultural management, greenhouse gas exchanges and surface watergroundwater interactions.

CZOEX Website

Lab Equipment & Services

Flow through reactors of various sizes Biogeochemical kinetics	CZOEX-ML-1
Experimental column systems of various sizes Biogeochemical kinetics	CZOEX-ML-2
Benchtop peristaltic pumps	CZOEX-ML-3
MicroRespTM system CO2 production rates from soils and water	CZOEX-ML-4
Automated Soil CO2 Flux System (LI-COR LI-8100) CO2 concentrations and emission fluxes from soil, water surfaces	CZOEX-ML-5
CO2 and CH4 Infrared Analyzer (LI-COR LI-7810) CO2 and CH4 concentrations and emission fluxes from soil, water surfaces	CZOEX-ML-6
Freeze-thaw Soil Column System Cold region soil processes	CZOEX-ML-7
Bioreactors (Applikon Biotechnology) Biogeochemical kinetics	CZOEX-ML-7