The SPH’s lab facilities include five rooms in Hardy Memorial Tower.
The lab facilities in Hardy Memorial Tower are dedicated primarily for environmental-analytical work. The analytical capabilities of the SPH laboratories for supporting environmental health research are arguably the most sophisticated and state-of-the-art in the whole San Diego Region.
The laboratories are furnished with sophisticated analytical instruments and equipment shown below in order to analyze trace level of elements and organic compounds in various environmental samples as well as for environmental toxicology research projects.
Agilent 7900 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS)
Application: This instrument is used for the quantification of inorganic contaminants (heavy metals) such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, selenium, copper in various environmental sample matrices such as surface water, sea water, sediment/soil, biological tissue (fish and mussels), and tobacco waste leachate.
