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The
mission of the Environmental Analyses Laboratory is to provide
state-of-the-art
analytical services to support research in the environmental sciences
by VCU faculty.
The
Environmental Analyses Lab centralizes the oversight and operation
of core instruments that support environmental research. The EAL
is affiliated with the Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences,
the Center for Environmental Studies and the Department of Biology.
Samples analyzed by the EAL provide data for research projects
carried out by VCU faculty and their graduate students.
The primary individuals involved in the operation of the EAL are:
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Dr.
Paul A. Bukaveckas is an Associate Professor at VCU with
expertise in water quality analyses. As Chair of the EAL Oversight
Committee he is the QA/QC Officer for the Environmental Analysis
Laboratory. |
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Mr.
William Lee is the manager of the EAL and is responsible
for the daily operation of the EAL. |
EAL Oversight Committee:
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Dr.
Greg Garman, Director, Center for Environmental Studies |
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Dr.
Leigh McCallister, Department of Biology, Center for Environmental
Studies |
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Dr.
Len Smock, Chair, Department of Biology |
Analytical services supported by the EAL involve the analyses
of dissolved and suspended constituents in water samples. Samples
of plant and soil materials may also be submitted for analyses
of carbon and nitrogen content. Analytical services, instrumentation
and methodology are summarized below along with anticipated minimum
detection limits (MDL’s; pending completion of QA/QC procedures).
Methods for analyses will follow standard guidelines established
by the EPA or as outlined in Standard Methods (SM; APHA 1998).
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