UK SBS PR16248 Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer

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The Natural Environment Research Council, British Geological Society have a requirement for a Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer.

The requirement for duel isotope analysis of methane and carbon dioxide from natural samples is part of a large British government funded research project hosted by the British Geological Survey. The UK Geoenergy Observatories (UKGEOS) project will establish new centres for research into the subsurface environment. The knowledge they generate will contribute to the responsible development of new low-carbon energy technologies both in the UK and internationally.

This Mass Spectrometer will be purchased specifically for baseline monitoring activities at UKGEOS sites, aiming to characterise natural methane and carbon dioxide conditions at the surface and to investigate the dynamics of thermogenic and biogenic methane formation in the subsurface. This analysis will contribute to other groundwater and surface measurements to provide an unprecedentedly detailed understanding of subsurface hydro geochemistry. After the initial baseline assessment period, subsurface activities may artificially alter gas and water flow pathways. The duel analysis of methane particularly will be of use in tracing these changes and ultimately informing us of methane dynamics within the managed subsurface. Due to these diverse applications and the wide range of potentially trace gas concentrations we require an adaptive system, offering state of the art analytical capacity for trace gas analysis.

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