University of Helsinki
Environmental Campus, Lahti
Support for environmental research and education
AlmaLab is a perfect place to carry out training, education and research projects
of both companies and universities. Education can be lectures or practical work
in the laboratory. Research and development projects can be joint studies as
thesis works or investigations together with specialists of the Department of
Environmental Sciences.
Research project of a company is usually
based on an idea that needs research to be
developed to a product or service. In
AlmaLab, the aims of the study are defined
together with the client and a project plan is
prepared. The project plan includes
estimations of the resources needed, time
frame, and costs. A project contract including
agreement on confidentiality regarding the
project and results is then prepared and
signed. The progress of the project is
followed regularly in collaboration.
AlmaLab offers clients companies and other
universities an easy access to modern,
expensive facilities and in-house expertise
for method development, sample preparation
and analysis, and interpretation of the results.
DIVERSE AND MODERN LABORATORY
AlmaLab comprises of more than 700 m2 of
floor space divided into several special
laboratories.
Laboratory 1 is a basic laboratory for various
routine tasks and sample pretreatment.
Laboratory 2 is full of analytical equipment,
like chromatographs, mass spectrometers,
spectrophotometers etc.
Laboratory 3 is dedicated to biotechnology
analyses with different PCR-devices and
electrophoresis systems.
AlmaLab also has separate rooms for soil
analyses and for experiments of different
types (ecotoxicology, aquatic sciences and
biotechnology) in temperature controlled
rooms.
In addition, AlmaLab has access to a field
station equipped with 2 m3 lysimeters for
large scale experiments in open air.
There is also a teaching laboratory for
about 20 students. This laboratory is
equipped with everything needed for basic
laboratory work.
LABORATORY FACLILITIES
LABORATORY STAFF
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS:
Laboratory Manager Ph. D. Jukka Pellinen
- management, quality system, organic and inorganic
analyses
- ICP-MS Perkin-Elmer Elan 6000
- AAS with flame, graphite furnace and hydride
generator, - Thermo M Series
- CNS-Analyzer Leco CNS-2000
University lecturer, Ph. D. Anna-Lea Rantalainen
- organic analyses, mass spectrometry
INORGANIC ANALYSIS:
Laboratory technician Marianne Lehtonen
- water analyses, hazardous waste, supplies
- Spectrophotometer Shimadzu UC-2401 PC
- FIA-analyzer Lachat QuickChem 8000
- HPLC Shimadzu Prominence (in ion chromatograph
mode)
Laboratory technician Tuukka Ryynänen
- research planning and arrangements, installation of
measuring devices, service and sampling
ORGANIC ANALYSIS:
- GC-MS Shimadzu QP2010 Ultra
- UPLC-TOF-MS Waters LCT Premier
- GC-TOF-MS Waters GCT Premier
- HPLC Shimadzu Prominence
- GC-FID/ECD Agilent 6890N
- TOC analyzer Apollo 9000HS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY:
- PCR-device Thermocycler Doppio
- PCR-device MJ Research DYAD
- qPCR-device MJ Research Opticon 2
- qPCR-device Roche LightCycler96
- Flow cytometer Partek CyFlow Cube 8
In addition, there are diverse research equipment, like
- WinRhizo Root Analysis System
- Epifluorescence microscope(Nikon Eclipse E600)
- Imaging equipment (BioRad Gel Doc XR)
- Fermentor (Infors Labfors AMGL201)
- Electrophoresis equipment (DGGE & agarose gel)
- Flow cytometer (Partec Cytoflow Cube 8)
- Flow-through centrifuge
- Weather station (Vaisala WXT520)
- Research boat with
Radar
Echoes
GPS-device
Computers
Water flow meter
Wind speed meter
Sampling equipment
Laboratory analyst Santeri Savolainen
- organic analyses, elemental analyses, equipment
service
Laboratory analyst Kaisa Soikkeli
-molecular biology and water analyses
CONTACT INFORMATION
AlmaLab is located on the Environmental Campus in
the City of Lahti, Finland.
University of Helsinki
Department of Environmental Sciences
Niemenkatu 73
15140 Lahti
Finland
www.helsinki.fi/ymparistotieteet/english
AlmaLab
Laboratory Manager Jukka Pellinen
phone +358 9 1912 0316
e-mail [email protected]
The unit of Environmental Ecology of the
Department of Environmental Sciences is located
in Lahti, Finland. The research of this unit
concentrates on various aspects of the urban
environment: water and soil ecosystems,
biotechnology, and environmental chemistry.
In this unit there are 4 professors, 7 university
lecturers and several Ph.D. students for teaching
and research. The number of university students
in Lahti is about 200 and the annual amount of
external funding is 1.3 Mill. E.