To compliment the environmental research, the Biotron houses an
Imaging and Data Analysis Suite featuring the latest confocal, digital light and fluorescence, transmission and scanning electron microscopy technology which can be securely operated by high-speed internet. There is also a fully equipped
Analytical Laboratory Suite with x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma – atomic emission spectrometry, ion chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The new
Flow Cytometry Suite, with its associated laboratories and the fluorescence spectroscopy imaging facility, are also available to users. These suites operate as service centres providing fee-based services to a wide variety of North American and international customers.
Ultimately, the research conducted in the Biotron facilities will help us to understand how natural and man-made ecosystems respond to changing environmental conditions and how such changes impact on humans and human health. With this knowledge, we should be better able to ensure the stability of food and water supplies, the containment of pollution and the prevention of disease in plants, animals and humans.
