Instruments Handled

1. 1. Environmental Instruments: High Volume Sampler, Low Volume Sampler, BOD Equipment, COD Equipment, Weather Monitoring Station, Spirometer, Sphygmomanometer, PEFR meter, Auto Exhaust Analyzer, Particle Size Analyzer, Real-time PAH monitor, High resolution CO measurement kit, Photo acoustic multi-gas monitor real-time SF₆ analysis, RH/Temperature/Light/External light monitor, Flow meter, Tedlar Bags, Hot wire anemometer, Wind tunnel, SKC Personal Monitor, Tapered Element Oscillation Microscope, Ultrafine Particle Counter, GRIMM Particle Counter, Photoelectric Aerosol Sensor, Sioutas Cascade Impactor, Hemocytometer.

    

   2. EPA Methods: Methods 1-5 (velocity and particulate matter); Instrumental methods: Method 7E for oxides of nitrogen (the foundation for the other instrumental test methods); Method 3A for O₂ and CO₂ (molecular weight); Method 6C for SO₂; Method 10 for CO; Method 25A for total hydrocarbons, Method 320 – Measurement of Vapor Phase Organic and Inorganic Emissions by Extractive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, Method 18 – gaseous organic compound emissions by gas Chromatography.

    

   3. General Instruments: Microscope, Electronic Balance, Mechanical Balance, Ultrasonic Extractor, Triple Distilled Water Manufacturing Unit, Radio-controlled digital clock.

   4. Chemistry Instruments: Spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer, AAS (GBC Avanta Σ & Varian) with GTA, pH Meter, Tubidimeter, Nephelometer, Ion Meter, Ion Chromatograph, Colorimeter, Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, Conductivity meter, DO Meter, Potentiometer, Calorimeter, Ostwald Viscometer, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffractometer, Scanning Electron Microscope (Quanta 200 3D, Hitachi FEG and ESEM), Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Magnetic Susceptibility, Raman Spectroscopy, Kratos-X-ray photo electron spectroscopy, Thermo-gravimetric Analyzer.

Instruments Developed

Soxhlet Apparatus, CatchCAN, Algae Air Lift Photo Bioreactor.