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Environmental Chambers
 Environmental Chambers: Walk-in
chambers with controlled environment for examining human and
ecological effects on soil and aquatic processes.
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Two walk-in controlled environmental chambers are available at EPA's research laboratory in Athens. Researchers can use these controlled systems to examine the effects of climatic and human perturbations on soil and aquatic processes. Each chamber has a computer control system that regulates temperature, humidity, CO2 content, photoperiod, and spectral irradiance. The chambers have doors that provide easy access to the 3.5 m2 internal study area and are equipped with microprocessor controllers, sensing devices, and lamp canopies.
In addition to these walk-in chambers, the laboratory operates a 45-ft mobile laboratory designed to conduct on-site sampling and field analyses. The mobile laboratory has gas-cylinder storage and gas-line hookups, as well as a fully functional 5-ft fume hood capable of handling most instrumentation and most experiments that can be done in conventional laboratory settings. The mobile laboratory has a full-size explosion-proof refrigerator and freezer for sample preservation and storage, a deionized water system, a fresh water system, and hot water.