CAL - Instrumentation and Analyses





The following list of available instrumentation in CAL provides possible sample materials in parentheses. Potential analytical outputs and associated minimum detection limit (MDL) values are for analysis of water samples and measured in mg L-1 unless otherwise noted.

JY Ultima Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer
(water, soils extracts, plant digest. MDLs are for water samples)
Ca K Na Mg Total P
0.042 0.019 0.008 0.003 Plant-0.046
AlpKem model 3590 Autoanalyzer (soil extract)
NO3-N NH4-N SiO2 Ortho-PO4
0.006 0.001 0.010 0.015
Astoria 2 Autoanalyzer (water)
NO3-N NH4-N SiO2 Ortho-PO4
0.006 0.003 0.007 0.014
Shimadzu TOC-VCPH  TNM (filtered water)
DOC TN
0.018 0.010
Dionex 2500 Ion Chromatograph (water)
NO3-N SO4 PO4 Cl Br
0.001 0.002 0.009 0.009 0.005
Elementar Flash EA 1112 series C and N Analyzer (plant material or soil, ground and powdered)
Peach Leaf C Peach Leaf N Soil C Soil N
0.261% 0.155% 0.006% 0.011%
LachatQuikChem FIA+ autoanalyzer (water plant digest, soil extract)
Total P PO4
0.001 0.005
Measures for pH and conductivity can also be determined. For soil samples, an Orion portable pH meter (model 250A) with a Thermo Scientific Orion pH probe is used. For water, an Orion Research digital pH meter (model 611) with a Broadley James pH probe is used. Conductivity measures are determined using an Orion (model 122) conductivity meter.