Laboratory Details

ICM-CSIC Sedimentology, Geochemistry and Geotechnics Lab

The Facility is dedicated to the pre-treatment (drying, grinding, filtration. etc ... ) of marine sediment and seawater samples and to carry out sedimentological, geochemical and geotechnical analyses of marine sediment samples. Some of these activities are: Characterization of particle size Elemental Analysis: C/N. TOC. Mercury Processing samples of Sediment Traps Quantification of the biogenic opal and calcium carbonate. Density, magnetic susceptibility and wave P-velocity profiles with a multisensory core logger system. Consistency limits and sediment moisture and density Compressibility, permeability and strength characteristics (CRS and IL consolidation, triaxial testing, flow-through permeability) Technical resources and equipment: HORIBA LA-950V2 Analyzer TRUSPEC LECO C/N LECO AMA254 Advanced Mercury Spectrophotometer SHIMAOZU UV-VIS JENCONS Perimatic peristaltic pump dispenser and JENCONS Perimatic P Telstar Lyoalfa 10- 55 Mulli-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL) GEOTECH GDS Instruments Triaxial Automated System (Load Frame type). GDS Instruments Constant Rate of Strain Cell (CRS in Load Frame type). GDS Instruments Consolidation Testing System (Rowe and Barden Type) ELE Automated British fall cone