Core Facility Environmental Analytics

The Core Facility Environmental Analytics (CFEA) is the technology platform for the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at TU Dresden, bringing together the analytical and scientific expertise of environmental research across the fields of forest sciences, geosciences, and hydrosciences. With the goal of providing convenient access to modern and innovative analytical technology, the CFEA serves both internal and external users of the university.

Our facility offers access to over 100 scientific instruments and services in the field of environmental research, with a diverse range of analytical capabilities and services, including:

• Stable isotope analysis for process identification
• Identification of moleculare structures
• Mass spectrometry (LC/MS, GC/MS) for trace analytics in environmental compartments
• Environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) for visualization of micro and nano structures

• Chemical analytics of plants, soil, water, waste and air (elemental analysis, spectrometry, chromatography)

• Physical analytics for soil texture, water retention, material analysis

• Wood anatomical and tree-ring analyses

• Sample prepartion methods

• Providing advice and support for analytical planning of research projects and theses

• Organizing workshops on the methods used by the CFEA

• Trainings for quality control and management