Acquisition of an autoanalyzer

9217198 Hollibaugh自动分析仪将被多个用户用于各种河口研究项目，所有这些项目都需要精细的精度和准确度的营养分析。 这些项目的一般基础是通过实验确定营养物池如何响应不同的地球化学变量而发生变化。首先，NSF（OCE 89-14921）和USDA（91-37102-6859）项目的研究将受益于自动分析仪的采购，通过检查水柱，沉积物和加州Tomales湾的初级生产者中的营养物质。此外，自动分析仪的能力将被其他用户用来测量弗朗西斯科湾、加州沿海潮汐湿地和沿着佛罗里达礁群的营养状态和通量。所有这些项目都涉及营养物质如何在水生环境中处理，最终了解人类活动与河口功能之间的联系。拟议的自动分析仪将大大有助于这一目标，并将是一个不可分割的方面正在进行的研究和教育在蒂伯龙中心。

9217198 Hollibaugh The autoanalyzer will be used by multiple users in a variety of estuarine research projects, all of which require fine levels of precision and accuracy in nutrient analysis. Experiments determining how pools of nutrients change in response to different biogeochemical variables form the general basis of these projects. Primarily, research on NSF (OCE 89-14921) and USDA (91-37102-6859) projects will benefit from acquisition of the autoanalyzer, through the examination of nutrients in the water column, sediments, and primary producers of Tomales Bay, California. Additionally, the abilities of the autoanalyzer will be exploited by other users to measure nutrient status and flux in sections of San Francisco Bay, in tidal wetlands of coastal California, and along the reef tract of the Florida Keys. All of these projects address how nutrients are processed in aquatic environments, ultimately to understand the connections between human activities and the function of estuaries. The proposed autoanalyzer will contribute greatly to this goal and will be an integral aspect of ongoing research and education at Tiburon Center.