Biogeochemistry Lab

Research Techniques and Protocols 

  • Thin Sectioning
  • Petroscopy/Microscopy
  • Working with Microbial Microcosms
  • Titrating
  • Pipetting
  • Water Sampling
  • Sediment Sampling
  • Plant Sampling
  • Coring
  • Making Stratigraphic Columns

 Lab Equipment 

  • Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MPAES)
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
  • Ion Chromatography (IC)
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF)
  • Automated Titrator
  • CHNS Elemental Analyzer
  • Various temperature, pH, conductivity, TDS, ORP meters
  • Van Dorn Water samplers in series

Key Peer-Reviewed Journals 

Explore publications featured in:

  • Nature: 
  • Science: 
  • Proceedings of the National Academies of Science: 
  • New York State Geological Association Guide Books: 
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology:
  • Time Scavengers: (https://timescavengers.blog/)

Additional Resources 

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