Document Actions
Facilities and Equipment
Equipment and facilities required to carry out the research described in the proposal are available. The Institute for Environmental Research has several environmental chambers and a 737 section of aircraft cabin with instrumentation and control systems. The College of Agriculture at Kansas State University and University of Nebraska have confined animal feeding operations where air quality research can be carried out. Microbiological laboratories and equipment are available in biology and animal sciences for characterization of bioaerosols. Equipment to characterize insects and insect parts is in Entomology and biology. Equipment and laboratories for chemical characterization of air and particulates is in animal sciences and chemistry. Laboratories and equipment for physical characterization of particulates is in physics and biological and agricultural engineering. Toxicological studies will be conducted in the College of Veterinary Medicine where needed space and equipment are available.
The University of Kansas has equipment for air sampling and particulate characterization as described earlier in the proposal. They also have equipment to characterize the speed and direction of air.