University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Water Chemistry and Ecology Laboratory
This facility provides baseline and time-sensitive data on aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, specifically, that aids in understanding the effects of changing climate and nutrient loads on aquatic ecology and biogeochemistry.
Prep for Chemical Analysis
Vial evacuation and flushing (Exetainer flushing for GHG analysis) |
SWCEL-ML-1 |
Filtration # |
SWCEL-ML-3 |
Chemical Analysis via SmartChem
Routine analyses, fast analyses |
SWCEL-ML-4 Level 1 |
Routine analyses |
SWCEL-ML-5 Level 2 |
Routine analyses, more time consuming, require digestion |
SWCEL-ML-6 Level 3 |
Challenging matrices |
SWCEL-ML-7 |
Greenhouse Gas Analysis
GHG analysis (CH4, CO2, N2O) in exetainer vials (capable of low level analyses for all gases) |
SWCEL-ML-2 |
Dissolved Gas Analysis
MIMS (use and access) for analysis of N2, Ar, O2 (including high accuracy water baths for calibration) |
SWCEL-ML-8aSWCEL-ML-8b |
