SEDILAB as a whole is organised around this laboratory unit.

Key functions are:

• Sample arrival, cataloguing, specific storage
• Sample preparation (drying, heat treatment, tempering, etc...)
• Providing the infrastructure for laboratory experiments
• Determination of basic parameters of soil and water samples
  • pH and electrical conductivity (EC)
  • Phosphate, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca2⁺, Mg2⁺
  • Cation exchange capacity (CEC) determination

Available devices

• Shimadzu UV1240 (2013) – spectrophotometer
  • Wavelength range: 190nm – 1100nm
  • Number of detectors: 1
  • Resolution: 1 nm
  • Light source: Tungsten (Vis), Deuterium (UV)
  • Photometric range: -3 to 3 Abs

• Sherwood 410i (2015) – flame-photometer
  • Sensitivity: Na <0.5 ppm, K <0.5 ppm, Li 5 ppm, Ca 5 ppm, Ba 200 ppm
  • Specificity: Na, K & Li interferencias <0.5% Na, K, Li, Ca, Ba koncentration

• Other devices
  • Freezers and ultrafreezers
  • Heating chambers
  • Ovens (tmax ~3000 ^oC)
  • Climate chambers
  • Milling chambers: mechanised WC jar, bal mill, cutting mill, vibrationg mill.