Soils Apparatus

• chemical dispenser - used for dispensing chemicals
• fume hood - sucks up fumes from prepared and mixed chemicals
• pH meter w/electrical conductivity - determines the acidity and alkalinity of substance and their electrical conductivity
• muffle furnace - used in burning feedstock samples in extreme heat
• analytical balance - used in chemical analysis to determine the mass of solids, objects, liquids, powders and granules
• UV-Vis Spectrophotometer - a computer-operated equipment used in phosphorus analysis
• mechanical shaker - used for mixing chemicals, mixing and agitating substance in a tube or flask by shaking them
• pH meter - determines the acid and alkaline level of substance
• hand-held shaker - rapid shaking kf vibration measurement, monitoring and recording systems
• sieve shaker - used for separation and size determination of particles
• centrifuge - used to separate fluids based on density
• force draft oven - used for pre-heating, drying, sterilizing, baking, aging, etc
• hot plate w/magnetic stirrer - used for heating and stirring chemicals
• scrubber - neutralizes ghe fumes from the digested chemicals
• digestor - digests chemicas for nitrogen analysis
• distilling apparatus - distills the digested chemicals with soil samples for nitrogen analysis
• beaker - used to hold liquor or solod samples or as a container for reactions
• graduated cylinder - used for measuring volumes of liquids
• mortar & pestle - a set of tools used to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing or grinding them into paste and powder
• regent bottle - media bottles jsed to store chemicals in liquid or powder form
• glass slide - it allows to study tissue to diagnose organism
• amber bottle - protects light sensitive substances or chemicals
• crucible - used to contai chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperature
• centrifuge tube - used to contain liquids for centrifugation
• wash bottle - for washing or rinsing various pieces of glassware or plasticware in the laboratory
• pipettor - used for moving small amounts of liquid or when measuring and dispensing liquid in ml units
• dropper - used in laboratories to distribute tiny volumes of liquid
• petri dish - used to culture different types of cell, including bacteria and molds
• soil probe - used in collecting soil samples
• soil auger - used for making holes in the ground and are built with a rotating metal pipe or rod with one or more blades attached at the lower end
• soil core - used for characterizing soil profile using borehole lohs
• hand trowel - used for breaking up earth, for digging holes esp. for planting and weekding, mixing fertilizer or additives
• Iron strand, ring & clamp stand - for fixing and supporting instruments
• ring & clamp - tools that comprise a conjoined metal ring & radially extending rod