The Environmental Analytical Lab

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The Environmental Analytical Laboratory (EAL) is a shared facility located in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences (LRES) in the College of Agriculture at Montana State University.

Our goal is unwavering analytical precision and accuracy in support of environmental research, education, and outreach within LRESand across the Montana University System. The EAL is staffed by a full time analytical chemist and the facility is equipped with instrumentation for soil and water analysis. We also provide training and hands-onexperience to graduate and undergraduate students, preparing them to excel in an environmental analytical laboratory.

Calendars for instrument/resource availability are currently not available. Please email eal-lres@montana.edu to inquire about availability and scheduling.

EAL News

The EAL recently installed a new Shimadzu TOC-L, replacing our 2008 vintage Shimadzu TOC-V that has been an EAL mainstay, but was not longer supported by parts and service from the manufacturer.

The EAL recently installed our new Horiba Aqualog. This instrument will be used to characterized dissolved organic carbon in water and soil extracts.

Dr. Zabinski, a member of the EAL board, was awarded a Distinguised Teaching Award for her teaching accomplishments. We are fortunate to have Cathy on the EAL team.

The lab purchased a microwave digester. This piece of instrumentation allows us to digest soil, geological, biological, and vegetation samples for analysis with our ICP.

The EAL was recently featured in a MSU news article.

The EAL's new SpectroBLUE ICP-OES has been successfully installed. Fun fact: the plasma in this instrument reaches 10,000 deg C- hotter than the surface of the sun! Stop by to see it the ICP in action and to learn how the instrument works.

Many thanks to the MSU Ecology Department for allowing us to house and manage the use of their Picarro liquid water isotope analyzer. We are excited to add this piece of instrumentation to the EAL!

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The Environmental Analytical Laboratory (EAL) is a shared facility located in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences (LRES) in the College of Agriculture at Montana State University.

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