Pre-Renovation – Soil and Plant Wet Lab
In 2008, the laboratory housed analytical instrumentation to support research projects that processed analyzed soil and plant samples. Analytical equipment included a Lachat QuikChem 8000 Flow Injection Analyzer, Dionex Ion Chromatograph, and a Carlo Erba NC 2500 Elemental Analyzer.
CASIF Laboratory Renovations
To accommodate the IRMS and all of its associated peripherals, major renovations were undertaken in the former Soil and Plant Wet Lab. The center island bench was removed, some cabinetry was relocated to other areas in the room (as well as elsewhere in the building), casework by the windows was removed, new electrical lines were run, a gas cylinder storage hub was constructed and installed, exhaust ductwork was re-routed and a plexiglass hood enclosure was constructed and installed for the moving wire peripheral.
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- February 2, 2010 – Early stages of center island bench removal.
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- February 2, 2010 – Casework adjacent to windows to be removed.
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- February 4, 2010 – Island bench and window casework have been removed. Old ductwork has been removed.
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- February 4, 2010 – Electrical lines are being run and gas cylinder storage hub is in the early construction stages.
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- February 5, 2010 – Continued progress on gas cylinder storage area.
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- February 5, 2010 – Installation of recycled cabinetry from center island bench.
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- February 17, 2010 – Installation of ventilation ductwork for moving wire and Conflo IV.
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- February 17, 2010 – Gas cylinder storage area construction is almost complete.
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- February 24, 2010 – Plexiglass hood for moving wire has been fabricated and installed.
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- February 24, 2010 – Gas cylinder storage area is complete, including the installation of a vented cabinet for carbon monoxide cylinder storage.
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- March 3, 2010 – Recycled casework is completely installed. Walls have been repaired and repainted.
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- March 3, 2010 – Floor has been repaired and ductwork for moving wire and Conflo IV are installed.
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- March 5, 2010 – UPS and furniture arrives.
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- March 5, 2010 – Moving wire base and additional furniture.
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- April 14, 2010 – Construction of moving wire continues.
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- April 14, 2010 – UPS has been installed.
CASIF Laboratory – November 2010
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- Thermo Delta V+ Mass Spectrometer
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- CE NC2500 Elemental Analyzer
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- Costech Zero Blank Autosampler for Elemental Analyzer
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- TC-EA and Autosampler for TC-EA and GasBench II
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- CTC Analytics Autosampler for TC-EA and GasBench II
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- GasBench II
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- Conflo IV Front View
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- Inside front view of Conflo IV
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- View of open split inside Conflo IV
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- View of lab standing beside Elemental Analyzer
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- Micromanipulator for Moving Wire
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- Spooling Wire Microcombustion Device (Moving Wire)