My lab is well equipped for field hydrology, along with basic water quality analysis. Here's a list of some of the awesome toys we have to play with and do science!
One major workhorse in the lab is two ThermoFisher Aquion ion chromatographs to measure major cations (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, NH4+) and anions (F-, Cl-, NO2-, Br-, NO3-, PO43-, SO42-) concentrations.
One major workhorse in the lab is two ThermoFisher Aquion ion chromatographs to measure major cations (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, NH4+) and anions (F-, Cl-, NO2-, Br-, NO3-, PO43-, SO42-) concentrations.
We also recently got a Seal AQ300 for analysis of NOx, nitrate, ammonia, ortho-phosphate, and alkalinity!
We have an incubator and IDEXX Quanti-tray system and are able to do the Colilert-18 method for quantification of fecal coliforms and E. coli, based on the MPN method (most probable number).
Elga water polisher, to get Type I clean water
Other goodies include: a RiverSurveyor S5 for measuring surface water discharge at high flow, a YSI FlowTracker for measuring surface water discharge in wadable streams, numerous pressure transducers, conductivity loggers, DO loggers, and light loggers for measuring high-temporal water quality and quantity, and a YSI DSS handheld probe to measure pH, specific conductivity, and DO.