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Biokinetics Laboratory at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Biokinetics Laboratory is a fully equipped microbiological and environmental engineering laboratory located in Building 70 on the LBNL campus.   The Biokinetics Laboratory is a fully functional water and wastewater treatment laboratory, capable of executing bench level or pilot level testing of experimental water and wastewater treatment processes.   The major research focus of the Bioprocesses Laboratory is the study of microbial growth and biodegradation kinetics in engineered systems.

Analytical capabilities at the laboratory include high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography, mass-spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, organic and inorganic carbon analysis, and a complete range of techniques critical to measuring biological processes in environmental systems.   Specialty capabilities of the Bioprocesses Laboratory include fatty-acid methyl ester analysis (FAME), primary and secondary metabolite analysis, algal pigment analysis by HPLC, respirometry, and many other analyses that can be used to directly or indirectly measure microbial activity or biomass.   Engineering capabilities in the laboratory include reactor construction and operation, water quality monitoring, and surface water flow measurement.

Environmental Measurements Laboratory
The Environmental Measurement Laboratory (EML) is an EPA/California Department of Health Services certified analytical lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).  The EML is within the Earth Sciences Division at LBNL and provides services for researchers at DOE laboratories and the University of California. The EML has the capabilities to conduct a wide variety of analyses covering both organic and inorganic methods, including examination of air, water, soil, sediment, seawater, and waste water samples.

Laboratory Contact
Jeremy Hanlon