FSML: Acquisition of an ICP-MS to Expand/Update Trace Element Analytical Capacity for the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

向斯基达韦海洋学研究所提供赠款，用于购置一台新的电感耦合等离子体质谱仪，对环境样品进行微量元素分析。这种新仪器包括的技术远远上级它将取代的现有ICPMS。这对研究的影响是显而易见的。它在操作和维护方面更具成本效益，并且与许多样品引入方法兼容，在痕量元素分析中提供更多的通用性，并扩大了可以在沿海海洋基质中量化的分析物的数量。由于仪器更方便用户，它将加强对学生以及技术人员和同事的应用培训，这反过来又将提高他们对技术的理解，并鼓励他们使用这种技术。设施完善的实验室和住房，不仅为常驻教职员工，而且为来自国家、区域和国际机构的来访科学家和学生提供海洋研究支持。在过去的45年里，SkIO为沿着东南大西洋海岸的微量元素研究和教育的多学科、多机构合作提供了后勤支持。该研究所致力于升级和维护分析仪器，正如该奖项所证明的那样，确保它将继续促进以河流，河口和大陆架环境为重点的微量元素研究和教育。这些努力涉及影响沿海系统中微量元素迁移和循环的自然过程和人类干预。关于SkIO设施和研究的更多信息可以在http://www.skio.usg.edu/上找到。

A grant is awarded to the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography to acquire a new inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICPMS) for trace element analysis of environmental samples. This new instrument includes technology far superior to that of the existing ICPMS it will replace. The impact on research that this will have is obvious. It is more cost efficient regarding operation and maintenance and it is compatible with a number of sample introduction methodologies, providing more versatility in trace element analysis and expanding the number of analytes that can be quantified in coastal marine matrices. Because of the more user-friendly nature of the instrumentation it will enhance training of students, as well as technicians and colleagues, in its application, which in turn, will improve their understanding of the technology, and encourage their use of it.The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) has provided facilities including research vessels, well instrumented laboratories and housing to support marine research for not only its resident faculty and staff, but also for visiting scientists and students from state, regional and international institutions. Over the past 45 years SkIO has provided logistical support for multidiscipline, multi-institution collaborations in trace element research and education along the southeastern Atlantic coast. The Institute's commitment to upgrading and maintaining analytical instrumentation, as demonstrated by this award, assures that it will continue to catalyze trace element research and education focused on riverine, estuarine and continental shelf environments. These efforts address both natural processes and human interventions that influence trace element transport and cycling in coastal systems. More information about SkIO facilities and research can be found at http://www.skio.usg.edu/.