WASH Institute Lab

The lab

Equipment & infrastructure

Modern instrumentation for chemical, heavy-metal and microbiological analysis.

Atomic absorption spectrometer used for heavy-metal analysis

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)

Trace and heavy-metal analysis: lead, chromium, copper, manganese, iron, zinc and more.

Laboratory team at the UV-Vis spectrophotometer and data workstation

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer

Colorimetric determination of nitrate, nitrite, fluoride, phosphate, ammonia and iron.

Flame Photometer

Sodium and potassium in water and wastewater.

Bench of pH, conductivity and fluoride meters

pH, Conductivity and Fluoride Meters

Electrochemical measurement of pH, electrical conductivity, TDS and fluoride.

Analysts preparing samples at the COD digester bench

COD Digester

Closed-reflux digestion for chemical oxygen demand in wastewater.

Analyst working inside the chemical fume hood

Fume Hood

Safe handling of acids and volatile reagents during sample preparation.

Microbiologist examining a slide on the digital microscope

Digital Microscope

Microscopic examination and documentation of microbial cultures.

Analyst working at the Class II biosafety cabinet

Microbiology Lab

Class II biosafety cabinet, laminar flow cabinet and incubators for coliform, E. coli and plate counts.

Inside the lab

Laboratory team at the UV-Vis spectrophotometer and data workstation — Laboratory team at the UV-Vis spectrophotometer and data workstation.

Atomic absorption spectrometer used for heavy-metal analysis — Atomic absorption spectrometer used for heavy-metal analysis.

Analysts preparing samples at the COD digester bench — Analysts preparing samples at the COD digester bench.

Bench of pH, conductivity and fluoride meters — Bench of pH, conductivity and fluoride meters.

Analyst working at the Class II biosafety cabinet — Analyst working at the Class II biosafety cabinet.

Microbiologist counting colonies on petri dishes — Microbiologist counting colonies on petri dishes.

Analyst operating the atomic absorption spectrometer — Analyst operating the atomic absorption spectrometer.

Microbiologist loading culture plates into the incubator — Microbiologist loading culture plates into the incubator.

Microbiologist examining a slide on the digital microscope — Microbiologist examining a slide on the digital microscope.

Microbiologist plating samples in the laminar flow cabinet — Microbiologist plating samples in the laminar flow cabinet.

Analyst working inside the chemical fume hood — Analyst working inside the chemical fume hood.

Analyst running a sample on the instrument bench — Analyst running a sample on the instrument bench.

Analyst adjusting the digital microscope — Analyst adjusting the digital microscope.

Analysts recording results at the reporting workstation — Analysts recording results at the reporting workstation.

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