Laboratory
of Soil Ecology
and Microbiology

 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

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Our research on  the biogeochemicstry and microbial ecology of leachfield soils was conducted at this Geomatrix research lab in southeastern Connecticut.

We are housed in the Coastal Institute in Kingston, across from the Greenhouses complex (Upper College and Flagg Roads) on the Kingston Campus of the University of Rhode Island. 

Major Instrumentation 

Automated nutrient (PO₄, NH₄, NO₃) analyzer (OI Analytical) 

Total C and N analyzer (Carlo Erba) 

Total organic carbon analyzer (Shimadzu) 

Mercury intrusion/extrusion porosimeter (Micromeritics) 

Sand tables (Eijkelkamp)

 High-performance liquid chromatograph with variable UV/Visible detector (Hewlett-Packard))

Gas chromatographs (CO₂, CH₄, O₂, N₂) with automated headspace sampler (Shimadzu, Tekmar) 

Dual-beam UV-visible spectrophotometer (Shimadzu)