The ERC has a strong instrumentation infrastructure. The ERC laboratories exist across campus at Missouri S&T, including in the Departments of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering; Geological Sciences and Engineering; Chemistry; Biological Sciences; and Chemical Engineering.

The most critical use of the UM System initiative funds invested in the ERC is support for the high-end analytical instrumentation used by ERC researchers. Initiative funds have allowed the staffing of a full-time research chemist with a second soon to be in place. These personnel have significantly increased the productivity of ERC researchers by maintaining and repairing instruments that otherwise might be inoperable for significant periods of time. Further, the research chemist serves a critical role in developing analytical methods that graduate students simply have not yet had the experience to successfully do themselves. Further, the ERC-funded research chemist provides training for the graduate students in instrument use, data analysis, statistics, and laboratory safety.

Furthermore, the UM System initiative funds are being successfully leveraged to acquire major instrumentation for the ERC. For example, ERC support was instrumental in the success of a NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant that allowed the ERC to purchase an ICP/MS with HPLC and laser ablasion (approx. value of $400K), and a GC/MS with thermal desorption (approx. value of $200K). Additionally, ERC is providing matching support for other grants. Without such demonstrated commitment of technical staff for maintenance, repair and training, such grants have little chance of success.

Instrumentation in the Environmental Engineering laboratories includes:

• Agilent 6890 Series Gas Chromatograph and 5973N Series Mass Selective Detector fitted with a Tekmar-Dohrman 3100 Sample Concentrator (purge and trap system) and liquid autosampler
• Agilent 6890 Series Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionization and Electron Capture Detectors fitted with a HP 7673 GC/FSC autosampler and UltraTD thermal Desorber with autosampler
• Hewlett Packard (HP) 5890 Series II Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionization and Electron Capture Detectors fitted with a HP 7673 GC/FSC autosampler and a Tekkmar headspace autosampler
• SRI 8610B Portable Gas Chromatograph with FID
• Voyager PE Photovac Portable Gas Chromatograph with Photo Ionization and Electron Capture Detectors
• Agilent 1100 Series Liquid Chromatograph and Mass Selective Detector with autosampler
• Waters 600 HPLC with autosampler and 996 Photodiode Array (PDA).
• Shimadzu TOC-5000A Total Organic Carbon analyzer with solid sampler and liquid autosampler
• Perkin Elmer 3110 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
• R.J. Harvey OX 600 Biological Oxidizer
• Dionex DX-120 Ion Chromatograph with autosampler
• 3-Hach BODTrac real time respirometers
• Ozonia Ozat CF-OB ozone generator
• Applied Photophysics Stopped-Flow Spectrometer
• PCI GLS-1 ozone generator
• Perkin-Elmer ELAN DRC II ICP/MS with a laser ablation sampler
• Stratagene MX3000P real-time PCR system
• Tekran 2600 CVAFS mercury analysis system with autosampler
• Varian Cary 50 Scanning UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
• MJR PTC-100 Programmable Thermal Controller for PCR
• Perkin Elmer Analyst 600 Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
• Zeta-Meter

Instrumentation in the Geological Sciences and Engineering laboratories include:

• Inductively coupled plasma/optical emission spectroscopy
• Inductively coupled plasms/mass spectrometry with interfaces high pressure .liquid chromatography
• Laser ablasion interface to the ICP/MS
• X-ray diffraction
• XRF
• Other

Instrumentation in the Biological Science laboratories includes:

• Anaerobic glovebag and gassing station
• Real Time PCR machine
• Two standard PCR machines
• Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis unit
• Agarose gel electrophoresis unit
• Gel imager with digital camera
• Two reducing gas chromatographs 

Instrumentation in the Chemistry laboratories includes:

• Hitachi 8000 HPLC - ion-trap MS system that is used to identify the pesticide degradates in water treatment
• Beckman MDQ Capillary electrophoresis with UV and LIF detection to study the cytotoxicity of nanomaterials
• Perkin Elmer Series 200 HPLC system with UV and fluorescence detection for determination of biomakers of cellular oxidative stress caused by nano-particles.

Instrumentation in the Chemical Engineering laboratories includes:

• Electrochemical Workstation.  This electrochemical workstation (Bioanalytical Sciences, Inc., BAS 100) consists of the electrochemical analyzer, C3 cell stand/ Faraday cage, rotating disk electrode, and low current module (down to 190 pA). This equipment can be used for electrochemical analysis of chemicals using cyclic voltammetry and CO stripping.
• Quantachrome Autosorb-1-C offers total precise chemisorption/ physisorption for surface area and pore size distribution measurements. Unattended chemisorption measurement with automatic transfer from sample preparation to analysis and with small bench-space requirements. Automatic repeat measurement of isotherm following evacuation provides complete weak and strong chemisorption data without operator intervention. Ancillory equipment includes a Fisher water bath/chiller and an analytical balance.
• Vis-UV spectrometer. This is an Ocean Optics spectrometer that can be used to study light absorption.
• Boehme titration apparatus, including an Accument pH probe and a Fisher centrifuge
• Counterflow Diffusion Flame Reactor. This reactor is currently used to synthesize oxide nanoparticles that can be used as environmental catalysts.

Instrumentation in the ERC Aerospace particulate labs include:

• Two state-of-the-art fast particulate spectrometers, Cambustion DMS500, to gather real-time size distribution information and total concentration of engine exhaust particulates for the total aerosol pr the non-volatile component of the aerosol (a thermal denude upstream drives off all volatile material)
• A fast response carbon dioxide (CO2) detector to monitor sample dilution and establish emission factors
• A Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA, TSI model 3071) used for size distribution measurements
• Two Condensation Nucleus Counters (CNC, TSI model 3022) used for total particle concentration measurements
• A deliquescence system to measure total aerosol soluble mass fraction
• A weather station to monitor the ambient conditions of temperature, relative humidity, pressure, and wind speed and direction