MRI: Acquisition of Biogeochemical Analytical Instrumentation for Enhanced Interdisciplinary Research and Training at Arkansas State University

在史蒂文绿色博士的指导下，阿肯色州州立大学主校区获得了一个奖项，以获得一套用于生态监测研究和教育的元素分析仪。 这些仪器将用于测量农业沟渠和溪流生境中的碳、氮和磷水平，以研究这些生态系统中化学循环的动态。 这些测量将有助于了解农药在田间径流中的影响，淡水贻贝中的营养循环以及淡水栖息地的化学风化。 这些仪器将被纳入研究生和本科生的教学中，以使用这些仪器从事科学研究。

An award has been made to Arkansas State University Main Campus under the direction of Dr. Steven Green to acquire a suite of elemental analyzers for use in ecological monitoring research and education. The instruments will be used to measure levels of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in agricultural ditches and stream habitats to study the dynamics of chemical cycling in these ecosystems. The measurements will aid in understanding effects pesticides in field runoff, nutrient cycling in freshwater mussels, and chemical weathering in freshwater habitats. The instruments will be integrated into teaching of graduate and undergraduate students in the use of these instruments for careers in scientific research.