Equipment
The following equipment is available:
- Rigid-hull inflatable boat with outboard engine, and trailer
- A variety of equipment for in situ measurements of water environmental variables, including a handheld multiparameter meter which measures and stores salinity, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH data
- Research laboratory with supply of deionised water and fume cupboard
- Stereo microscopes and inverted microscopes
- Digital cameras attachable to microscopes
- Drying oven and muffle furnace (maximun temperature 600 °C)
- Thermostatic baths
Other equipment available and usually used:
- Spectrophotometer
- Precision balance (0.0001 g)