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Laboratories and Facilities

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Aerosol Physics Laboratory

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ASTER Laboratory

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Aquatic Ecology Laboratory

water fallings

Biogeochemistry Laboratory

firefighters looking at a wildfire blazing

CEFA Operations and Forecast Facility

man burning material

Combustion Chamber

the community environmental monitoring program (CEMP) station on a morning with blue skies and sunshine

Community Environmental Monitoring Program Laboratory

metal relics

Curation Facility

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Dissolved Organic Carbon 14 Laboratory

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DRI Luminescence Laboratory

sand storm

Dust Entrainment and Characterization Facility

rows of plants

EcoCells

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Environmental Analysis Facility

Environmental Chemistry Laboratory

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

water fallings

Environmental Geomechanics Laboratory

Row of bottles in environmental microbiology lab

Environmental Microbiology Laboratory

A laser is bounced off of a mirror and through a lens.

Gautam Laboratory for Advanced Aerosol Dynamics and Light Scattering Research

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Geomicrobiology Laboratory

Hydrogeophysics Laboratory

clouds in a blue sky

Laboratory for Aerosol Science, Spectroscopy, and Optics

clouds in a blue sky

Meteorology Calibration Laboratory

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Micro Analysis and Visualization Laboratory

Researcher at a Lake Tahoe beach collecting water samples

Microplastics Laboratory

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Molecular Microbial Ecology and Genomics Laboratory

Archaeology, Geoarchaeology and Paleoecology Laboratories

test tubes

Organic Analytical Laboratory

hand sifting through sand

Particulate Emissions Measurement Laboratory

metal tunnel with light at the end

SEPHAS Lysimeters

pieces of ceramic laid out on a foam layer for protection.

SNSC Archaeology Laboratory

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SMART Laboratory

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Soil Characterization and Quaternary Pedology Laboratory

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Soil Physics and Hydraulics Laboratory

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Source Characterization Laboratory

Southern Nevada Archaeological Archive

Spatial Analysis graph

Spatial Analysis Laboratory

sheets of ice floating in water

Trace Chemistry/Ice Core Laboratory

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X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Mineral Dusts in Aerosols

equipment in the water analysis lab

Water Analysis Laboratory

Working to solve our most challenging environmental problems.

More than 600 highly-skilled scientists, engineers, technicians, students, and staff work collaboratively within and across four research divisions focused on understanding and answering critical science questions about changes in the environment, water quality and availability, air quality, the sustainability of desert lands, life in extreme environments, education, and more.

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