Laboratories
The REV Ocean laboratories will allow for the preservation, processing, analyses and storage of specimens while at sea. They will be well equipped with state-of-the art microscopes, fume cupboards, centrifuges, autoclave, pH meters, high-pressure gasses, fridges, freezers and ovens.
Photos courtesy the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Lab images are indicative of the facilities aboard R/V REV Ocean
Microbiology Lab
This lab is used for processing and analysing microbiological samples. The lab can be used also to study the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, at the population, community and ecosystem levels.
The lab has all the necessary equipment for wet chemical extraction and preparation of molecular samples, including an automated solvent extraction system.
2 x Dry Labs
These labs are used for the processing and analyses of clean, dry samples.
The labs will be equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation, including gas chromatography/mass spectrometers (GC/MS) and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer (LC/MS) for molecular quantification and identification.
One of the dry labs will also have a pair of stable isotope ratio mass spectrometers with GC and elemental analyzer inlet devices. This system provides the capability to analyze C, H, O, N, and S in bulk and molecular organic samples.