Equipment

GelDoc Go Imaging System, Bio-Rad

• high-resolution imaging of nucleic acid and protein gels

PowerTome XL microtome, RMC Boeckeler

• preparation of thin sections for electron microscopy

Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer EDX-7000, Shimadzu

• simultaneous quantitative measurement of elements from 11Na to 92U
• chemical analysis of small mechanical or electrical parts
• analysis of contaminants in food, plastic, soils, sediments, biomass

Insect breeding incubators

• breeding of black flies and other insect species used in experimental work
• possibility of breeding insects in an incubator with a thermostated interior (Peltier cell cooling)

Blackfly breeding chambers

• entomological cage for adult blackfly insects enabling their reproduction
• larval chambers where the development of juveniles takes place

Atomic absorption spectrometer working in the technique with a graphite cuvette ContrAA® 800, Analytik Jena

• measurement of metal and metalloid content in liquid samples
• possibility of direct analysis of solids (without mineralization)
• assessment of heavy metal contamination of soils, plants, surface waters, sewage
• measurement of metal and metalloid content in organic substances, e.g. biochars, biomasses, sewage sludge
• determination of sorption capacity of various types of sorbents with respect to metals and metalloids

Ultra-microbalance UYA 5Y, Radwag, with antistatic ionizer DJ-05

• reading accuracy 0.1 µg
• maximum load: 2.1 g

High-performance liquid chromatograph Ultimate 3000 Dionex, Thermo Scientific equipped with DAD and FLD detector

• separation of mixtures of organic substances
• quantitative determination of organic substances, e.g. pharmaceuticals (e.g. tetracycline, diclofenac), pesticides (e.g. carboxin, diuron) in aqueous solutions

Dionex ICS-1100 Ion Chromatograph, Thermo Scientific

• determination of anion concentration (chlorides, bromides, nitrates, phosphates, sulfates, chromates, etc.) in aqueous solutions
• assessment of anion content in soils, plants and sewage sludge

Polwater water deionizer

• production of ultrapure water of purity I degree with conductivity of 0.055 μS/cm
• ensures measurement compliance with PN-EN ISO 3696:1999 and PN-EN 60746-3:2006 standards

FIA MLE GmbH Dresden System

• measurement of nitrate content in liquid samples

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Specord 50 Plus, Analyst Jena

• measurement of the concentration of selected substances (heavy metals, nanoparticles, antibiotics, pesticides) in solutions based on color reactions
• study of the stability of suspensions of soil minerals and nanoparticles

Laboratory incubator 210 L, Steinberg

• culturing microorganisms, bacteria
• studying plant germination
• incubation of soil samples with developed conditioners

Optical microscope, Conbest

• standard magnification 40x to 100x
• microscope camera with a resolution of 3.1 Mpix
• observation of the morphology of experimental objects

Microwave mineralizer, Multiwave 3000, Anton Paar

• preparation of solid samples (soil, sewage sludge) for metal and metalloid content analysis

Compact Twisselmann extraction set, Behr KEX 100 T

• system with stand, heating module, mounting, hoses and glass set (round bottom flasks, extractor, Dimroth condenser)

• isolation of chitin from black fly exuviae