Acquisition of an ICP/MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer)

这项合同提供了大约三分之一的资金，用于购买将安装在华盛顿州立大学地质系的电感耦合等离子质谱仪。华盛顿州立大学致力于提供所需的剩余资金。该仪器对微量元素和同位素的分析能力非常适合于各种岩石类型的研究以及地下水质量问题。该设施设在华盛顿州的地球分析实验室，将被这些地球科学领域的广泛研究项目使用，并将作为来自多个研究机构的西北科学家的地区性资源。

This award provides approximately one-third the funding for the acquisition of an inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer to be installed in the Department of Geology at Washington State University. Washington State University is committed to providing the remaining funds needed. The instrument's analytical capabilities for trace element and isotopic analysis are well-suited to the study of various rock types as well as groundwater quality problems. Housed in the Geoanalytical Laboratory at Washington State, the facility will be used by a wide range of research projects in these areas of the earth sciences and will serve as a regional resource for northwest scientists from a number of research institutions.