| Large laboratory equipment | Measuring parameters |
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| Mass spectrometer | carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotopes |
| Elemental analyzer | solid and liquid phases of carbon and nitrogen |
| Electrophoresis | protein, DNA / RNA |
| High-performance, low pressure liquid chromatograph (LPLC) | amino acids |
| High-performance, high pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC) with UV-VIS and fluorescence detector | DL-amino acids |
| Ion chromatograph | ions, monosaccharides |
| Inductively coupled plasma optical emission Spectrometer (ICP OES) | trace elements |
| Laser diffraction device | particle size |
| Gas chromatograph | phosphorus, nitrogen compounds |
| Helium pycnometer | density of solids |
| Calorimeter | calories |
| Respirometer | oxygen consumption of marine organisms |