What the facility does
Soil and water quality: physical and biogeochemical analyses.
Areas of expertise
Soil and plant carbon & nitrogen analysis; controlled environment growth chambers with CO2 control; soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen; ion chromatography
Research services
Soil and plant nitrogen and carbon analysis, soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, plant growth and soil incubation in controlled environmental chambers with CO2 option, major ion concentrations in water.
Sectors of application
- Agriculture, animal science and food
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem Soil and Water Dynamics Laboratory | Costech Elemental Analyzer | Analysis of C & N in plant and soil |
| Conviron Environmental Growth Chambers with CO2 Control (2 units) | Growth of plants and incubation of soil under controlled humidity, temperature, light and CO2 | |
| Brinkmann Tuttnauer Autoclave | ||
| Sorvall RC-6 Centrifuge | ||
| Kinetica and Retsch Plant and Soil grinders | ||
| UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | Analysis of NH4, NO3 and P | |
| Freeze dryer | ||
| Dionex ICS3000 Ion Chromatograph | Analyses of major ions in water |
Private and public sector research partners
- University of Guelph
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (Argentina)
- Centre for Tropical Agriculture and Higher Education (Costa Rica)
- Advanced BioRefinery
- Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Soil Ecosystem Dynamics Laboratory | www.moelbermann.com |
| Biogeochemistry Lab | www.environment.uwaterloo.ca/u/mmacrae/Research.html |