Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory, 4th Floor, Downsview, 1987

Complete story and photos were originally published in the February / March 1987 edition of Zephyr (pages 4 and 5)


Co-op student, Peter Chang is seen loading fllters obtained from the air portion of rhe CAPMoN network inio an automatic sampler ready for the ion chromatograph.

Chemist Dr. Al Wiebe adjusts this inclined manometer, an instrument used to calibrate mass flow meters which record air volumes and air flow rates.

This gangling apparatus may remind you of your high school chemistry laboratory.


Another useful piece of equipment is the water filtration system, which produces water of high quality.

A safety measure is the provision of eye wash fluid in a specially marked container just in case some corrosive chemicals are accidentally·splashed..


These are standard laboratory balances.  The one on the right measures to the nearest ten thousandth of a gram;  the one on the left to one tenth of a gram.


Tina Adamson

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