ARI: Acquisition of Analytical Instrumentation in Support of Research on Environmental Change in Coastal Ecosystems

9601668向罗格斯大学提供谢雷尔基金，用于购置同位素比质谱仪（IRMS）和电感耦合等离子质谱仪（ICP-MS），用于沿海生物地球化学的综合和跨学科研究。IRMS将允许测定海水、颗粒有机物、植物和动物组织样品中的碳、氮、硫和氧的稳定同位素比率。ICP-MS将允许对一套元素进行快速敏感分析，这些元素在海洋环境中作为生物地球化学循环途径的重要示踪剂。这两种质谱仪将由用户组中的教员工作组管理，仪器将按每个样品的成本运行。罗格斯大学（Rutgers University）为该项目提供了31.6万美元的支持，占成本分担的44%。* * *

9601668 Sherrell Funds are provided to Rutgers University for acquisition of an Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) and an Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) which will be utilized for integrated and interdisciplinary studies of coastal biogeochemistry. The IRMS will allow the determination of stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen in samples of sea water, particulate organic matter, and plant and animal tissue. The ICP-MS will permit rapid sensitive analysis of a suite of elements which act as important tracers of pathways within biogeochemical cycles in the marine environment. Both mass spectrometers will be managed by faculty working groups in user groups, and the instruments will be run on a cost per sample basis. Rutgers University is supporting this project with $316,000, which represents a 44% costshare. ***