Stable isotope facility for biological, ecological, and geological applications - West Australian Biogeochemistry Centre

稳定同位素科学支撑着许多学科的研究，从法医鉴定假币来源到了解黄金和其他矿藏的形成。稳定同位素科学还提供了将改善水和土地资源管理的见解，包括地下水利用的影响、减少土地利用变化带来的气体排放以及海洋系统食物网的知识。虽然澳大利亚有少数实验室使用IRMS，但设备利用率很高，过时且进展有限。一个新的综合资源管理系统将改变西澳大利亚州的能力，并加强陆地和海洋生态学、生态系统科学和矿床地球化学方面的项目。

Stable isotope science underpins many disciplines of research, from forensic identification of sources of counterfeit money through to understanding the formation of gold and other mineral deposits. Stable isotope science also provides insights that will improve management of water and land resources, including the impacts of utilisation of groundwater, reducing gaseous emissions from land-use change and knowledge of food webs in marine systems. While a handful of laboratories utilise IRMS around Australia, equipment is fully utilised, outdated and limiting progress. A new IRMS will transform capabilities in WA and enhance projects in terrestrial and marine ecology, ecosystem science and geochemistry of mineral deposits.