The mesoQuality laboratory is a 600 sq ft2 water quality laboratory housed in the Charles E. Barnhart Facility at the University of Kentucky.  Details for sampling, submission, and analytical methods can be found below on the “Submission Information” tab.

  • Carbon

    Equipment:

    Shimadzu TOC-VCPN Total Organic Carbon Analyzer

    Analysis:

    Dissolved Organic Carbon, Total Organic Carbon, Total Inorganic Carbon

  • Bacteria

    Equipment:

    IDEXX Sealer

    Analysis:

    E. coli , Total Coliform

  • Nutrients

    Equipment:

    Seal Analytical AQ400 Discrete Analyzer with block digester

    Analysis:

    Ammonium-N, Nitrate-N + Nitrite-N, o-phosphate-P, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus

  • Anions & Cations

    Equipment:

    Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS 2100

    Analysis:

    Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium, Sodium, Fluoride, Acetate, Chloride, Trifluoroacetate, Bromide, Nitrate, Phosphate, Sulfate, Nitrite, Chlorate, Carbonate, Thiocyanate, Bromate, Chromate

Submission Information

Additional Equipment Includes:

  • SunTest CPS+ Photosimulator

  • Refrigerator, two -20°C freezers, -80°C freezer

  • Drying oven and muffle furnace

  • Thermo Scientific GENPURE UF/UV water purification system

  • Heated incubator

  • Free-standing fume hood

  • Muffle furnace

  • Vacuum oven

  • Two precision analytical scales

  • Analytical pH meter