Lab Spotlight:

West Virginia University

West Virginia University uses the AQ300 for research projects including studies on bioenergy crops and the effects of acid rain on Black Cherry trees.

Inorganic nutrient analysis is carried out daily on SEAL Analytical’s Automated Analyzers all around the world. While water is perhaps the most commonly monitored matrix for nutrient transportation, soil is an equally important medium for nutrient accumulation.

Vital to all soil ecosystems are the complex microbe communities that thrive within them. Their diverse metabolic capabilities drive recycling of organic material into bioavailable nutrients. As a result, the presence and vigor of these communities invariably shape and impact ecosystem composition and function. Modern #soilscience investigates much of this world unseen by the naked eye.

The lab of Dr. Zac Freedman at West Virginia University seeks to increase understanding of soil microorganisms by examining how ecological and environmental dynamics shape microbial communities and impact ecosystem function. Dr. Freedman’s research uses a combination of classical microbiological methods as well as state-of-the-art chemical and molecular techniques to investigate the impacts of environmental change on the structure and function of microbial communities in terrestrial #ecosystems.

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