Metallic contaminants and organic matter
Presentation
The technical platform Metal contaminants and organic matter focuses on the measuring and quantifying trace metals and organic matter (measuring carbon and nitrogen) in the ocean and its interfaces.
The laboratory is equipped with various sample preparation filtration systems, laminar flow hoods, microwave mineralisers (Milestone), UV digesters (Metrohm), ball mills and knife mills (Retsch).
The platform is equipped with cutting-edge instruments in the detection and quantification of trace metals These include ICP-OES (Perkin Elmer), dissolved and particulate mercury analysers (CV-AFS Brooks and CV-AAS Leco) and 2 voltametry stands (Metrohm). It also has equipment for characterisation of organic matter and major elements These include a dissolved carbon and nitrogen analyser (Shimadzu), a CHNS elemental analyser (ThermoFisher) and ion chromatography (Metrohm).
Each instrument is dedicated to the analysis of a matrix and is specific to the element being sought.
Location
MIO site La Garde (Université de Toulon - Campus de La Garde, bâtiment R - 1er étage, Avenue de l'Université 83130 La Garde).
Employees
Technical manager of the set : Benjamin Oursel (Research Engineer)
Tel: 04 94 14 67 31 e-mail: benjamin.oursel@mio.osupytheas.fr
Scientific manager of the plateau : Véronique Lenoble (Senior Lecturer)
Technical team : Gaël Durrieu (Design Engineer) and Christophe Le Poupon (Research Engineer)
Services on offer
The metal contaminants and organic matter technical platform offers a range of analytical services.
Certain equipment can be made available users after in-house training. Users are then responsible for the equipment, their analyses and the correct use of the device.
- Collaborative research and development.
- Comprehensive services. The tray receives the samples and handles all the analyses.
- Equipment training.
Terms and conditions of access
Only the laboratory staff are authorised to handle the instruments during the laboratory's opening days and times. However, this authorisation may be extended to external persons who have been trained in their use and routine maintenance by the persons in charge of training.
Users record the nature and number of measurements taken in the instrument logbook. They report any anomalies found on the instruments to the equipment managers.
Users must not install or uninstall programmes without authorisation from the staff in charge. Any damage caused by improper use of the equipment must be repaired at the applicant's expense. As far as possible, data should not be processed on the equipment's control units. In any case, data processing does not take priority over measurements.
Health and safety
Users must provide all relevant information regarding any biological or chemical risks associated with their samples (nature of samples, dyes, markers, etc). They should contact the tray staff to inform them of the quality of the samples. The user will be informed of any special instructions if necessary. The tray may refuse a sample whose preparation does not comply or represents a serious danger to its operation, equipment or personnel.
Pricing
The use of the equipment and the services are subject to specific pricing according to the attached schedule. An estimate will be drawn up by the technical platform manager for each service requested. After reading the document, the user and the project's scientific manager undertake to comply with the technical platform's operating charter.
Analytical and sample preparation equipment
To find out more about the features of our equipment and the skills we offer, follow these links:
Our analytical equipment ICP-OES, dissolved and particulate mercury analysers, voltametry, ion chromatography, dissolved and particulate carbon and nitrogen analysers, etc.
Our sample preparation equipment filtration systems, microwave mineralisers, grinders, UV irradiation, etc.
