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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | No project title available |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Norman Allott |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.34449, -6.25867 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 28/03/2008 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 28/12/2008 |
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| Project Keywords | Elemental analyser; Carbon and Nitrogen transfer; Soil water; Surface water |
| Project Abstract | Instruments to be purchased: 1.Elemental analyser for determination of carbon and nitrogen in soils, sediments, plant and animal tissues. Specification: automated simultaneous determination of organic C and N on small (e.g. plankton) to large solid samples (up to 1 g for soils). Rationale: this instrument is required in combination with Instrument 2 for a) to study transfers of C and N from terrestrial vegetation through soils and soil pore-waters to the aquatic systems, b) determination of C:N ratios in plankton and water (in combination with Instrument 2) and c) determination of C and N in sludges. 2.TOC/TN analyser for analysis of total organic carbon and total nitrogen in soil waters, surface waters and effluents. Specification: automated simultaneous determination of organic C and total N on soil pore-waters, surface waters and effluents. Rationale: this instrument is required as described above and in addition will be used to quantify total organic carbon in waters and effluents. 3. Scanning fluorescence spectrophotometer. Specification: capacity to produce 3-D plots of fluorescence (in relation to excitation and emission wavelengths) and can also be used for standard fluorescence measurements at single wavelengths. Rationale: this instrument will be used with Instrument 2 for determining fractions of organic matter (e.g. humic and fulvic acids) in soil pore-waters, surface waters and effluents. |