Radioactivity measurement facility

Hosted by the MIO research laboratory, RADIOACTIVITE consists of specific lab spaces that are dedicated to radio-elements manipulation from marine contexts. The facility also includes storage rooms for nuclear waste under the ASN authority ('Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire').
More into details, the RADIOACTIVITY allows manipulating classical isotopes to measure the potential absorption of biogenic elements (e.g., 14C for primary production, 33P for phosphorus absorption, 32Si for silicium absorption and 3H for bacterial production). Other isotopes such as 35S and 55Fe can also be used on request.

Only the MIO staff can access the equipment. The provision of services by the local members to external scientific communities to MIO can be envisaged in the context of research collaboration.

The facility RADIOACTIVITY includes the following equipment:
-a liquid scintillation counter Tricarb A2910 Perkin Elmer with sealed source 133Ba,
-a liquid scintillation Hidex 300 SL,
-a liquid scintillation Hidex 300 SLL with an automatic sampler,
-a liquid scintillation Triatler for fieldwork.