Soils and Sediments Laboratory

Technical details

This wet chemistry laboratory is equipped with three large fume hoods, a -25ºC biomedical freezer, refrigerators, ovens and and two CO2 incubators for sample storage, geomicrobial culture work and experiments.

The lab also contains:

A large cryoshipper is available for preservation of biological and environmentally-senstive samples in the field.

Two InstruQuest HumiSys programmable relative humidity generators: (1) HumiSys HF (high flow generator, 5 L/min) and (2) HumiSys LF (low flow generator, 0.5 L/min).

A Los Gatos Research Carbon Dioxide Isotope Analyzer (CCIA-36-EP). This instrument provides simultaneous measurement of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O of CO₂ gas either continuously or from discrete samples of gas and carbonate minerals.

A McCrone Micronizing Mill for preparation of finely powdered samples under ethanol, acetone, or water.

Contact us

For more information on this laboratory and its capabilities please contact:

vanessa.wong@monash.edu
9905 2930

Location: G73 9 Rainforest Walk Monash University, Clayton