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EES-6 Light Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer System

Overview
This instrument is a highly automated, high throughput system that represents the cutting edge in continuous-flow light stable isotope mass spectrometry, which can gather various measurements on oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen isotopes in waters, carbonates, soils, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), bulk organic materials, etc.

This system assists in studies of carbon sequestration, water cycles, and the support of ocean modeling efforts, as well as biogeochemical studies, potentially for threat reduction, for contaminant tracing, and potentially to measure isotopically labeled compounds used in biological studies.

Features

• C,H,N,O,S isotopes by isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)
• Continuous flow system for high throughput and excellent precision
• Automated analysis of water, carbonates, and DIC
• Trace gases  CH4, CO2, and N2O
• Elemental Analyzer Combustion and Pyrolysis of Liquids and Solids
• Compound-Specific GC-IRMS

Applications

• Carbon Sequestration
• Water Cycle
• Biogeochemistry
• Environmental Restoration
• Threat Reduction
• Many more¸¸

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