Nutrients Division
Storrs
Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
The Nutrients Division determines concentrations of nutrient series such as nitrogen, phosphorus, silica, and carbon constituents in fresh, brackish, and saline water samples, as well as in solid matrices, including sediment and filters. This laboratory is certified by the Connecticut Department of Public Health for the analysis of nutrients in non-potable waters.
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Christopher Perkins
Director, Inorganic Analytical Laboratories, Facilities and Operations
christopher.perkins@uconn.eduCampus Address
Center for Environmental Science and Engineering
Storrs Campus
Mailing Address
3107 Horsebarn Hill Rd. U-4210
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4210
Resources
Recent projects supported by the Nutrients Division include:
– Determination of nutrient concentrations in support of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Long Island Sound and Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Programs.
– Detection and quantitation of algal and cyanobacterial pigments, including chlorophyll.
– Nutrient determination for Save the Sound embayment study.
– Supporting Connecticut limnologists and Lake Associations with analysis for monitoring and management purposes.
Seal Analytical AA500 segmented flow analyzer, consisting of 5 channels and one auto sampler
To determine the nitrogen, phosphorus, and silica series; to determine total phosphorus and nitrogen; and to determine other project-specific ions
Shimadzu TOC-L Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer
To analyze carbon series in water
Perkin-Elmer 2400 Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen (CHN) Analyzer, using high-temperature combustion and detection by thermal conductivity
To determine elemental carbon and nitrogen in solid samples, such as soil, ash, and filters
ThermoFisher Scientific ICS1100 Ion Chromatograph, equipped with an autosampler and specific analytical columns
To determine anions and cations in water
Turner Fluorometer
To determine chlorophyll as an indicator of biomass