Facilities

Environmental Laboratory has facilities for diverse chemical and molecular biological analyses.
Biotechnology/microbiology
  • Infors Labfors AMGL201 fermentor
  • MJ Research DYAD PCR device
  • Simpl.Amp PCR device
  • Roche LightCycler96 QPCR device
  • Bio-Rad Dcode DGGE electrophoresis devices
Elemental analysis
  • Perkin-Elmer Elan 6000 ICP-MS
  • Thermo M series AAS (flame, graphite furnace, hydride generator)
  • LECO 2000 CNS analyzer
Organic analysis
  • Waters LCT Premier LC-TOF/MS
  • Waters GCT Premier GC-TOF/MS
  • Agilent 6890N FID/ECD GC
  • Shimadzu QP2010 Ultra -GC/MS
  • Shimadzu Prominence HPLC
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific ASE350 extractor
  • Waters Quattro Premier LC-MS/MS 
Water analysis
  • Apollo 9000 HS TOC/CO2 -analyzer
  • Shimadzu UV-2401PC -spectrophotometer
  • Lachat QuikChem 8000 -FIA-analyzer
Other equipment
  • Partec Cube flow cytometer
  • Regent Instruments WinRhizo root scanner
  • Alma Mater research boat (Minor 6400)
  • Research float with sensors for chlorophyll, phycocyanin, turbidity, temperature, oxygen and solar illumination
  • Vaisala WXT520 weather station
  • Nikon Eclipse E600 epifluorescence microscope with image analysis software
Lysimeter station Soilia

In addition, we has access to the lysimeter station Soilia in Jokimaa, Lahti, for large scale experiments in open air.