The laboratory equipment includes the equipment necessary to:
- analysis of greenhouse gas and stable carbon isotope concentrations – including gas chromatographs with FID, ECD and TCD detectors (Shimadzu GC -2014, PerkinElmer Clarus 500); GCMS-QP2020 Ultra system (Shimadzu); environmental, portable FTIR systems for monitoring greenhouse gas concentrations DX-4040 and GT 5000 (GASMET); DELTA V Advantage Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer,
- isolation and analysis of nucleic acids, i.e. Bead Ruptor 12 ball homogeniser (Omni International), Sigma 1-14 and Sigma 2-16KL centrifuges with cooling (Sigma Laborzentrifugen GmbH), QIAvac 24 vacuum system for nucleic acid isolation (Qiagen), agarose electrophoresis kit, QuantumST5/C DIGIT digital gel documentation system (Vilber), Quantus™ fluorometer (Promega), Biometra gradient thermocycler (Analytic Jena), QIAcuity One 2plex Platform quantitative dPCR analysis system (Qiagen),
- isolation and maintenance of micro-organism cultures, i.e. SafeFAST Classic and BIO 48 laminar chambers (Faster S.r.l.) meeting the requirements of biosafety class II according to EN-12469:2000, Classic 2100 autoclave (Prestige Medical), Innova 42R incubator (New Brunswick), DW-86L486 low-temperature freezer (Haier Bio-Medical).