{"id":957,"date":"2025-06-18T18:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/errc\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:24:52","slug":"lab-facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/errc\/lab-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The ERRC laboratory is a state-of-the-art research facility designed to support a wide range of experimental works in environmental science, analytical chemistry, and materials research. Our lab is equipped with advanced instrumentation and infrastructure to ensure high-quality, accurate, and reproducible results across various research domains.<\/p>\n<p>Additional key equipment includes:<\/p>\n<p><b>Precision Analytical Balances<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application: Accurate measurement of solid and liquid samples for all types of experimental procedures.<\/li>\n<li>Samples: Soils, sediments, plant materials, chemicals, and reagents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;994&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Fume Hoods<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application: Safe handling and ventilation of hazardous chemicals, acids, and volatile substances during sample preparation and digestion.<\/li>\n<li>Samples: Acid digestions, solvent extractions, chemical reactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;995&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Incubators<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application: Controlled temperature environments for biological sample incubation, microbial culture growth, and chemical reaction studies.<\/li>\n<li>Samples: Microbial cultures, biological samples, environmental samples requiring constant temperatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;996&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Centrifuge<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application: Separation of particulate matter from liquids based on density through high-speed spinning.<\/li>\n<li>Samples: Water and wastewater samples, soil extracts, microbial cultures, sediment suspensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;997&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Block Digestor<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application: Simultaneous digestion of multiple samples at controlled temperatures for chemical analysis (especially for nutrient and heavy metal extraction).<\/li>\n<li>Samples: Soil, sediment, plant tissues, sludge, and environmental residues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;998&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Colorimeter<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application: Quantitative analysis of color intensity in solutions to determine concentrations of specific analytes based on absorbance.<\/li>\n<li>Samples: Water samples (for parameters like nitrate, phosphate, ammonia), soil extracts, and chemical solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;999&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The ERRC laboratory is a state-of-the-art research facility designed to support a wide range of experimental works in environmental science, analytical chemistry, and materials research. 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