Facilities

Analytical and Research Capabilities:

• Ultra-clean sampling and analysis for trace elements in natural waters, sediments, and biological tissues

• Biogeochemical cycling of trace elements, metalloids, radionuclides, and dissolved organic carbon in natural waters

• Bioaccumulation and food chain transfer of potentially toxic elements

• Atmospheric transport processes and fluxes of trace elements and radionuclides into coastal waters

• Sediment-water exchange process

• Particle dynamics in water and in sediments; Sediment transport and erosion processes

• Geochronology of sediments, carbonate, and other deposits

• Development of analytical techniques for chemical and phase speciation of trace elements and metalloids in natural waters

Instrumentation and Equipment:

The LOER contains state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation for determination of major, minor, and trace constituents and radionuclides in environmental samples:

Access to field and analytical services of the LOER center is performed as contracts or subcontract administered through Texas A&M Research Foundation.

Turn Around Time

The LOER is not a high volume analytical consulting laboratory.  We principally specialize in high quality analytical and field work.  We are not organized to provide rush analytical services but work more on a collaborative manner with PIs from other institutions.  Our normal turn around time for analytical services is typically 30-45 days.  Special arrangements must be made for faster services and a surcharge will be applied.

QA/QC

We follow state-of-the-art research level protocols in all our field and analytical work.

FACILITIES & OTHER RESOURCES AT TAMUG

Laboratory Space

Wet labs, low-level radiochemistry labs, one high-level radiochemistry lab located away from the other labs, two class 100 clean labs, instrument labs with several clean benches, office space, 144 ft2 walk in cold storage-core and sample storage and archiving. All the equipment is housed in modern humidity controlled, vented, and air-conditioned labs in a brand-new $42 million, 110,000 square-foot Ocean and Coastal Studies building that opened in 2011. (visit: http://www.tamug.edu/about/Videos.html)

Analytical equipment

1. One Agilent 6420 Triple Quadrupole LC-ESI-MS,
2. One Hg Analyzer,
3. One Laser ablation coupled with a Thermo XSERIES 2 Quadrupole ICP-MS,
4. Three Canberra Gamma 100 Counting Systems with 5 HPGe Low Level Gamma Detectors,
5. Canberra Alpha Counting System with 12 Detectors,
6. Low Background Beta Counting System,
7. Canberra Field portable gamma counting system,
8. Solon Technologies sodium iodide well-type crystal detector,
9. Beckman LS8100 Scintillation Counters,
10. Varian AA240FS Fast Sequential Atomic Absorption Spectrometer coupled with GTA120 Graphite Tube Atomizer,
11. EG&G Polarography/Voltammetry Analyzer (equipped with rotating carbon and hanging drop Hg electrodes),
12. Non-dispersive atomic fluorescence spectrometer (for Hg measurements),
13. Perkin-Elmer 2400 CHNS/O Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Analyzer,
14. Shimadzu TOC-L,
15. Shimadzu SSM-500A solid sample module (for determination of particulate carbon and nitrogen),
16. Thermo-Finnigan Polaris Q Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer with AS2000 sampler,
17. Dionix BIOLC Ion Chromatography,
18. Two Waters Millennium 32 High Performance Liquid Chromatograph systems: one analytical including one 600 pump controller, 717 plus autosampler, and one semi-preparative including one 600S pump controller, 2707 autosampler, equipped with several detectors including 2475 Multi ? Fluorescence Detector, 2414 Refractive Index Detector, 2465 Electrochemical Detector, 2998 Photodiode Array Detector,
19. Pharmacia Biotech Multiphor II Electrophoresis system,
20. Four centrifuges: Beckman Coulter Allegra X-12 centrifuge, Eppendof 5810R 15 amp centrifuge, Eppendof 5430R centrifuge, IEC Micromax RF micro-ultracentrifuge,
21. Two furnaces: one Termolyne 48000 Furnace, one Thermolyne 30400 Furnace
22. VWR Scientific 1320 Oven, Fisher Scientific Isotemp® 500 Series Oven,
23. BioTek absorbance Epoch Plate Reader
24. UV/VIS 2501 Shimadzu Spectrophotometer, a Shimadzu RF-5301 spectrofluorophotometer;
25. Two freeze Dryer: one Lanconco LYPH-LOCK 12 Freeze Dryer, one Labconco Freezezone 6 Plus
26. SPEX 8000 mixer/mill,
27. Buchi Rotavapor R-114 concentrator,
28. Olympus BX-41 epifluorescent microscope with Optimas image analysis system, Zeiss AXIO Imager Z1 epifluorescence microscope,
29. Precision mechanical convection incubator, Precision 818 low temperature incubator, Fisher Scientific Low Temperature incubator, a 6020 series Caron diurnal incubator, a Precision 3EG Economy Incubator;
30. Two OAKTON pH/mv/°C meter (pH510 series)
31. thin layer chromatography plates and developing tank,
32. Branson 5200 ultrasonic bath, 5510 Branson sonicator
33. MetOne laser particle counter,
34. Two Perkin-Elmer AD-4 Microbalances, One Sartorius MSE3.6P-000-DM ultra-microbalance, one OHAUS GT4800 balance, one Mettler Toledo XS105 Dual Range (Allometrics) microbalance,
35. (10) Class-100 laminar flow clean-air benches,
36. Quartz sub-boiling distillation unit,
37. Three UV-irradiation units,
38. 2 Barnstead NanoPure 1 B-PURE and 1 Millipore Milli-Q50 Ultra-Pure Water System with Reverse Osmosis system,
39. a Fast Induction and Repetition (FIRe) System,
40. A Phytoplankton Pulse Amplitude Modulated Fluorometer (PHYTO-PAM),
41. Turner TD 10AU & 700 Fluorometers;
42. a Beckman Couldter GalliosTM Flowcytometer ;
43. a Li-Cor LI-1888 integrating quantum radiometer photometer;
44. a BioCold Scientific Inc.
45. a VWR Model 1140 benchtop heating/refrigerating circulator;
46. a Thermo Scientific NESLAB™ Digital refrigerated bath chiller circulator.
47. a N-EVAPTM111,
48. Organomation Associate Inc. nitrogen evaporator;
49. a Variant 3100 FTIR and Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR accessory) by PIKE Technologies, Inc.
50. DSC Q100 equipped with DSC Refrigerated Cooling System
51. Two Labconco Centrivap concentrators
52. Labconco Rapidvap
53. VWR DS-600 E orbital shaker; IRA® KS260 Basic orbital shaker, VWR Scientific Standard Analog Shaker
54. Environmental Express Hot Block; VWR Analog Heatblock

Field Equipment:

1. A large volume (1000-10,000 L) deep sea in-situ filtration and extraction system (multiple in situ pumping system, MIPS, also called "six-shooter") for radionuclides,
2. two large volume (1-100 L) deep sea in-situ filtration and extraction systems (Seastar) for trace metals, two large area (0.5 m2) time series swimmer-repellent sediment traps,
3. a benthic lander,
4. three benthic chambers (for sediment-water exchange studies),
5. eight sediment whole core squeezing pore water sampling equipment,
6. two large volume (100-1000 L) ultrafiltration systems with 10,000 and 1,000 dalton cut-off (Amicon DC10 and DC-30), which are used for organic and radioisotope field work,
7. three ultra-clean large volume (5~60 L) ultrafiltration system with 0.1µm, 10kDa and 1kDa cutoff with all Teflon assemblages for trace metal speciation field work,
8. three ultra-clean small volume (100~2000 mL) modified Amicon Miniplate ultrafiltration system (100 kDa , 30kDa, 10 kDa and 3 KDa cutoff), with all Teflon assemblages for trace metal speciation field work,
9. two Amicon stirred cell ultrafiltration systems,
10. a Seabird SEACAT portable  CTD instrument package,
11. a YSI model 55 dissolved oxygen meter,
12. an Orion 140 temperature/conductivity/salinity meter,
13. a Honda EX1000 portable generator,
14. 12 various portable Masterflex peristaltic pumps.

/**
 *
 * RWD Theme 2 CSS
 *
 */
 
 
 .faq > a{
    background: #D6D3C4 url(http://www.tamug.edu/hrd/images/arrows.png) no-repeat 9px -126px;
    border: solid 1px #eee;
    border-radius: 3px;
    color: #500000;
    cursor: pointer;
    float: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin: 0.1em 0 0;
    padding: 7px 33px 9px;
    text-decoration: underline;
    clear: both;
    display: block;

}
 
 
hr.red-line {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 0em;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 40%;
    border-color: #e4002b;   
    border-width: 1px 0 0 0;
    border-style: solid;
}  
 
 
.offscreen {
position:absolute;
left:-999px;
width:1px;
height:1px;
top:auto;
}
 
 .obscure {
position: absolute !important;
clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* IE6, IE7 */
clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
}
 
 /* rightcolumn */
 
 @media (min-width: 1200px){
.rightnavigation {
        width:330px;
        position:static;
}
.rightnavigation.scrolling {
    position:fixed;
    top:0px;
}
}


@media (min-width: 980px)  and (max-width:1199px)   {
.rightnavigation {
        width:260px;
        position:static;
}
.rightnavigation.scrolling {
    position:fixed;
    top:0px;
}
}

@media (min-width: 768px)  and (max-width:979px)   {
.rightnavigation {
        width:188px;
        position:static;
}
.rightnavigation.scrolling {
    position:fixed;
    top:0px;
}



}
 
 
/*  SECTIONS  */


#verticalmenu ul
{
    margin: 0px;
    padding: 0px;
    list-style-type: none;
}

#verticalmenu li
{
    list-style: none;
    border-width: 1px;
    border-color: white;
}

#verticalmenu a
{
    display: block;
    padding: 6px;
    display: block;
border-width: 1px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: #ccc #888 #555 #bbb;
    color: white;
    background-color: #707373;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-align: center;
}

#verticalmenu a:hover
{
    background-color: #003461;
}

.section {
    clear: both;
    padding: 0px;
    margin: 0px;
}

.btn_glb {
  display: none;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.btn-one, .btn-two, .btn-three, .btn-four, .btn-five, .btn-six, .btn-seven, .btn-eight {
    display:block;
    width:100%;    
  -webkit-border-radius: 28;
  -moz-border-radius: 28;
  border-radius: 28px;
  text-shadow: 2px 2px 6px #666666;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px #666666;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px #666666;
  box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px #666666;
  font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 15px;
   padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px;
  border: solid #ffffff 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align:center;
  margin-left:0px;
 
}

.btn-one {background: #744F28;
}
.btn-two {background: #63572b;
}
.btn-three {background: #555c33;
}
.btn-four {background: #003C71;
}
.btn-five {background: #500000;
}
.btn-six {background: #332C2C;
}
.btn-seven {background: #0D5583;
}
.btn-eight {background: #744F28;
}


.btn-eight:hover, .btn-one:hover, .btn-two:hover, .btn-three:hover, .btn-four:hover, .btn-five:hover, .btn-six:hover,.btn-seven:hover  {
  background: #D6D3C4;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #3d3d3d;
}



 .background-img{background-size:100%;background-size:cover;position:relative;background-image:none}
 .background-img.wavealert{background-image:url('http://www.tamug.edu/assets/images/alertbackground.jpg');background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat}


/*  COLUMN SETUP  */
.col {
    display: block;
    float:left;
    margin: 1% 0 1% 1.6%;
}
.col:first-child { margin-left: 0; }


/*  GROUPING  */
.group:before,
.group:after { content:""; display:table; }
.group:after { clear:both;}
.group { zoom:1; /* For IE 6/7 */ }

/*  GRID OF FIVE  */
.span_5_of_5 {
    width: 100%;
}
.span_4_of_5 {width: 79.68%;}
.span_3_of_5 {width: 59.36%;}
.span_2_of_5 {width: 39.04%;}
.span_1_of_5 {width: 18.72%;}


/*  GRID OF FOUR  */
.span_4_of_4 { width: 100%;}
.span_3_of_4 { width: 74.6%;}
.span_2_of_4 { width: 49.2%}
.span_1_of_4 { width: 23.8%;}

/*  GRID OF THREE  */
.span_3_of_3 { width: 100%; }
.span_2_of_3 { width: 66.13%; }
.span_1_of_3 { width: 32.26%; }

/*  GRID OF TWO  */
.span_2_of_2 {
    width: 100%;
}
.span_1_of_2 {
    width: 49.2%;
}

.video-container {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 56.25%;
    padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden;
}

.calendar-container {    
    clear: both;
    width: 1200px;
    height: 1400px;
     background: #ffffff;
    margin-right:auto;
    margin-left:auto;
    *zoom:1;
}

.calendar-header{    
    clear: both;    
    width: 1200px;
    height: auto;
    background: #500000;
    margin-right:auto;
    margin-left:auto;
    *zoom:1;
}


.portrait-left{
       float:left;
       margin-left: 0;
       margin-right: 15px;
       margin-top: 5px;
       margin-bottom: 5px;
       width:33%;
        
    }
    

.sandandseabutton {
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    font-size:15px;
    clear: both;
    width: 100%;
    float: left;
    background-color: #d3bf96;
    padding: 5px;
}    



.sandandseabutton a {
    clear: both;
    display: block;
    color: #104554;
    margin: 5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
    background-color: #d3bf96;
}

.sandandseabutton a:hover {
    clear: both;
    display: block;
    color: #854117;
    margin: 5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
    background-color: #e3cfa5;
}




    
    
#rightcolumnav {
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    font-size:15px;
    clear: both;
    width: 100%;
    float: left;
}    



#rightcolumnav a {
    clear: both;
    display: block;
    color: #003C71;
    margin: 5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
}

#rightcolumnav a:hover {
    clear: both;
    display: block;
    color: #854117;
    margin: 5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 15px;
}


#messagebox {
  clear: both;
  background-color: #D6D3C4;
  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;  
}

 #messagebox h2 {
-webkit-margin-before: 0px;
  color: #744F28;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: normal;
  line-height: 25px;
  font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}

 #messagebox ul {
    padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;
}

.video-container iframe,
.video-container object,
.video-container embed {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.dropdown, .nav {
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
}

.accordion-heading a:link, .accordion-heading a:visited {
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #FFFFFF;
     text-decoration: none;
     padding:5px;
}

.accordion-heading a:hover {
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #D6D3C4;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding:5px;
}

.accordion-heading a:active {
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #D6D3C4;
    text-decoration: none;
   
}

 
 .primaryContainer {
    height: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    min-height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.people-image {
    float: left;
    height: auto;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 10px;
    margin-top: 12px;
    clear: both;
    width: auto;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
}

.people-title {
    float: left;
    width:100%;
    height: auto;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-top: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    clear: both;
    width: auto;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
}

.people-name {
    float: left;
    height: auto;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-top: 12px;
    clear: none;
    width: 255px;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
}

.hr-devider {
    float: left;
    height: 1px;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-top: 12px;
    clear: both;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    background-color: rgb(212, 212, 212);
}

.people-info {
    float: left;
    width: 55.015432%;
    height: auto;
    text-align: left;
    font-weight: normal;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-top: 12px;
    clear: none;
    min-height: 0px;
    margin-right: 0%;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
}

.people-info-1 {
    float: left;
    width: 35%;
    height: auto;
    text-align: left;
    font-weight: normal;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-top: 12px;
    clear: none;
    min-height: 0px;
    margin-right: 0%;
    position: relative;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
    
    .dropdown, .nav {
    font-size: 12px;
    }
    
    .calendar-container {    
    clear: both;
    width: 1200px;
    height: 1500px;
    background: #ffffff;
     margin-right:auto;
    margin-left:auto;
    *zoom:1;
    }
    
    .calendar-header{    
    clear: both;
    width: 1200px;
    height: auto;
    background: #500000;
    margin-right:auto;
    margin-left:auto;
    *zoom:1;
    }
    
    
    .people-name {
        width: 255px;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: none;
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
    }

    .people-info {
        height: auto;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: none;
        width: 58.533854%;
    }
    
    .people-info-1 {
        height: auto;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: none;
        width: auto;
    }

    .hr-devider {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0%;
        clear: both;
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .people-image {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 10px;
        clear: both;
    }

    #image {
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
    }
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 980px) {
    
  .btn_glb {
    margin-top: 5px;  
    background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #d6d3c4), color-stop(1, #d6d3c4) );
    background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #d6d3c4 5%, #d6d3c4 100% );
    filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#d6d3c4', endColorstr='#d6d3c4');
    background-color:#d6d3c4;
    -webkit-border-top-left-radius:12px;
    -moz-border-radius-topleft:12px;
    border-top-left-radius:12px;
    -webkit-border-top-right-radius:12px;
    -moz-border-radius-topright:12px;
    border-top-right-radius:12px;
    -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius:12px;
    -moz-border-radius-bottomright:12px;
    border-bottom-right-radius:12px;
    -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius:12px;
    -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:12px;
    border-bottom-left-radius:12px;
    text-indent:0;
    border:1px solid #744f28;
    display:inline-block;
    color:#3d3d3d;
    font-family:Arial;
    font-size:15px;
    font-weight:bold;
    font-style:normal;
    height:30px;
    line-height:30px;
    width:147px;
    text-decoration:none;
    text-align:center;
}
.btn_glb:hover {
    background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #d6d3c4), color-stop(1, #d6d3c4) );
    background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #d6d3c4 5%, #d6d3c4 100% );
    filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#d6d3c4', endColorstr='#d6d3c4');
    background-color:#d6d3c4;
}.btn_glb:active {
    position:relative;
    top:1px;
}
    
    .dropdown, .nav {
    font-size: 13px;
    }
    
    .calendar-container {    
    clear: both;   
    width: 980px;
    height: 1800px;
    background: #ffffff;
    margin-right:auto;
    margin-left:auto;
    *zoom:1;
    }
    
    .calendar-header{    
    clear: both;
    width: 980px;
    height: auto;
    background: #500000;
    margin-right:auto;
    margin-left:auto;
    *zoom:1;
    }
    
    .carousel-caption{position:relative;top:-15;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:15px;background:#333333;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);}

    
    .people-name {
        width: 255px;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: none;
    }

    .hr-devider {
        width: 100%;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0%;
        clear: both;
        height: 1px;
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
    }

    .people-image {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 10px;
        clear: both;
    }

    .people-info {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-right: 0%;
        margin-left: 0%;
        width: 96.862245%;
        clear: both;
        height: auto;
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
    }
    
    .people-info-1 {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-right: 0%;
        margin-left: 0%;
        width: 96.862245%;
        clear: both;
        height: auto;
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
    }
    
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {

 
    
    .calendar-container {    
    clear: both;
    float: left;
    width: 767px;
    height: 1800px;
    background: #ffffff;
    *zoom:1;
    }
    
    .calendar-header{    
    clear: both;
    width: 767px;
    float: left;
    height: auto;
    background: #500000;
    *zoom:1;
}

    
    .people-info {
        height: auto;
        width: 95.939945%;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: both;
    }
    
    .people-info-1 {
        height: auto;
        width: 95.939945%;
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: both;
    }

    .hr-devider {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0%;
        clear: both;
        height: 1px;
    }
   

    .people-image {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 10px;
        clear: both;
    }

    .people-name {
        margin-top: 12px;
        margin-left: 0;
        clear: none;
        height: auto;
    }
    
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    
    .portrait-left{
       float:left;
       margin-left: 0;
       margin-right: 15px;
       margin-top: 5px;
       margin-bottom: 5px;
       width:100%;
        
    }
    
    .calendar-header{    
    clear: both;
    float: left;
    width: 480px;
    height: auto;
    background: #500000;
}
    
    .calendar-container {    
    clear: both;
    float: left;
    width: 480px;
    height: 3000px;
    background: #ffffff;
    }
    
    
    .people-image {
        float: left;
        margin-left: 0;
        margin-right: 10px;
        margin-top: 12px;
        clear: both;
        width: auto;
        position: relative;
        top: 0px;
        left: 0px;
        height: auto;
    }
 

    .people-name {
        float: left;
        height: auto;
        margin-left: 0%;
        margin-top: 12px;
        clear: both;
        width: 255px;
    }
    

    .hr-devider {
        float: left;
        height: 1px;
        margin-left: 0%;
        margin-top: 11px;
        clear: both;
        width: 96.289063%;
    }

    .people-info {
        float: left;
        width: 97.481406%;
        height: auto;
        text-align: left;
        font-weight: normal;
        margin-left: 0%;
        margin-top: 0px;
        clear: none;
        min-height: 0px;
    }
    
     .people-info-1 {
        float: left;
        width: 97.481406%;
        height: auto;
        text-align: left;
        font-weight: normal;
        margin-left: 0%;
        margin-top: 0px;
        clear: none;
        min-height: 0px;
    }
}
 
 
 
 

.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after { content: ""; display: table; }
.clearfix:after { clear: both; }
.clearfix { *zoom: 1; }


.cleaner {
        clear:both;
        height:1px;
        font-size:1px;
        border:none;
        margin:0; padding:0;
        background:transparent;
        }




#contentImage {
    float: left;
    margin-top: 0px;
    padding-bottom: 0px;
}



#supportingContent {
  clear: both;
  color: #565252;
  background-color: #F3E5D7;
  min-height: 280px;
  padding: 30px 20px 15px 20px;
  margin: 10px 25px 20px 25px;
}
#supportingContent h2.contentTitle {
-webkit-margin-before: 0px;
  color: #500000;
  margin-left: 325px;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-size: 130%;
  font-weight: normal;
}
#supportingContent p {
  margin-left: 325px;
}
#supportingContent ul {
  margin-top: 1em;
  margin-left: 360px;
}
#supportingContent ul li {
  list-style-image: none;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
#supportingContent ul li a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
#supportingContent ul li a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}
#supportingContent ul {
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-left: 360px;
}

#logos-rightcolumn {
    clear: both;
    float: right;       
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid #D9D9D9;
}

#relatedSocial {
    clear: both;
    float: right;
    text-align: right;
    font-size: 80%;
    margin-right: 25px;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid #D9D9D9;
}

h1.pageTitle {
    margin: 0em 0em 0.6em 25px;
    color: #500000;
    line-height: 30px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    font-weight: normal;
}

h2.sectionTitle {
    margin: 0.4em 0.3em 0.1em 0.4em;
    font-size: 120%;    
    color: #500000;
    font-weight: normal;
    line-height: 130%;
    
}

 .mobile-navigation .accordion{
    min-height:30px;
    padding-left:20px;
    padding-right:20px;
    background-color:#2c2c2c;
    background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#333,#222);
    background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#333),to(#222));
    background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#333,#222);
    background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#333,#222);
    background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#333,#222);
    background-repeat:repeat-x;
    filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff333333',endColorstr='#ff222222',GradientType=0);
    border:1px solid #030303;
    -webkit-border-radius:4px;
    -moz-border-radius:4px;
    border-radius:4px;
    -webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.065);
    -moz-box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.065);
    box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.065);
    *zoom:1;
    border:0;
    min-height:0;
    padding-left:10px;
    padding-right:10px;
    clear:both
}

.navbar-inner {
    min-height: 40px;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
    background-color: #2C2C2C;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #333, #222);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
    border: 1px solid #030303;
    border-radius: 4px;
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.067);
}

.navbar {
    overflow: visible;
    margin-bottom: 19px;
}





.btn_tamug {
  display: inline-block;
  *display: inline;
  padding: 5px 8px 5px 8px;
  margin-left: 3px;
  margin-top: 5px;
  margin-bottom: 0px;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 18px;
  *line-height: 20px;
  color: #333333;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  vertical-align: middle;
  cursor: pointer;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  *background-color: #e6e6e6;
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #744F28, #998542);
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#744F28), to(#998542));
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #744F28, #998542);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #744F28, #998542);
  background-image: linear-gradient(top, #744F28, #998542);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #744F28, #998542);
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
  *border: 0;
  border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  border-color: #e6e6e6 #e6e6e6 #bfbfbf;
  border-bottom-color: #b3b3b3;
  -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
     -moz-border-radius: 4px;
          border-radius: 4px;
  filter: progid:dximagetransform.microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#e6e6e6', GradientType=0);
  filter: progid:dximagetransform.microsoft.gradient(enabled=false);
  *zoom: 1;
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
     -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
          box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.btn_tamug:hover,
.btn_tamug:active,
.btn_tamug.active,
.btn_tamug.disabled,
.btn_tamug[disabled] {
  background-color: #e6e6e6;
  *background-color: #d9d9d9;
}

.btn_tamug:active,
.btn_tamug.active {
  background-color: #cccccc;
}


.btn_tamug:hover {
  color: #333333;
  text-decoration: none;
  background-color: #998542;
  *background-color: #d9d9d9;
  /* Buttons in IE7 don't get borders, so darken on hover */

  background-position: 0 -30px;
  -webkit-transition: background-position 0.1s linear;
     -moz-transition: background-position 0.1s linear;
      -ms-transition: background-position 0.1s linear;
       -o-transition: background-position 0.1s linear;
          transition: background-position 0.1s linear;
}

.googlesearchinput {
  border-color: rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.8);
  outline: 0;
  outline: thin dotted \9;
  /* IE6-9 */

  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075), 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
     -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075), 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
          box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075), 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
}

.googlesearchicon{
    
    display: inline-block;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  *margin-right: .3em;
  line-height: 14px;
  vertical-align: text-top;
  background-image: url("../images/glyphicons-halflings-white.png");
  background-position: -48px 0px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
    
}

 .small {
font-size: small;
}

.medium {
font-size: medium;
}

.large {
font-size: large;
}

.x-large {
font-size: x-large;
}

.smallmaroon {
font-size: small;
color: #500000;
}

.mediummaroon {
font-size: medium;
color: #500000;
}

.largemaroon {
font-size: large;
color: #500000;
}

.x-largemaroon {
font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
font-size: x-large;
line-height: 140%;
color: #500000;
}

.smallgraphite {
font-size: small;
color: #332c2c;
}

.mediumgraphite {
font-size: medium;
color: #332c2c;
}

.largegraphite {
font-size: large;
color: #332c2c;
}

.x-largegraphite {
font-size: x-large;
color: #332c2c;
}

.maroonbanner {
color: #ffffff;
background-color: #500000;
font-size: medium;
padding: 5px;
}

.maroonbannerlarge {
color: #ffffff;
background-color: #500000;
font-size: large;
padding: 5px;
font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}

.sandandseabanner {
color: #104554;
background-color: #D6D3C4;
font-size: medium;
padding: 5px;
}

.CategoryDefinitions {
color: #000000;
font-size: small;
padding: 5px;
}


.sandandseabannerlarge{
color: #104554;
background-color: #d3bf96;
font-size: large;
padding: 5px;
}

.emergencybanner{
color: #500000;
background-color: #f4af00;
font-size: large;
padding: 5px;
}

#skip a,
.skip a{
  position:absolute;
  right:1px;
  top:1px;
  width:1px;
  height:1px;
  overflow:hidden;
  font-size:11px;
  color:#fff;
}

#skip a:active,
#skip a:focus,
.skip a:active,
.skip a:focus{
  width:auto;
  height:auto;
  background-color: #000;
  color:#fff;
  padding: 0.75em 0.5em;
}

.search-text{
  font-weight:bold;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.search-text label{margin:0;}
/* color for mobile "Search:" */
#navbar-wrapper .search-text {
  color: #aaa;
}
/* color of desktop "Search:" */
#sitenav-wrapper .search-text {
  color: #ccc;
}

/** Bootstrap Overrides **/

body,
dt, dd,
.table th,
.table td {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
}




h1 {
    display: block;
    font-size: 2.3em;
    padding-top: 0.3em;
    padding-bottom: 0.3em;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
    color: #500000;
    font-family: Impact,"Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    line-height: auto;
}

h3 {
    display: block;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    padding-top: 0.3em;
    padding-bottom: 0.3em;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
    color: #500000;
    font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    line-height: auto;
}



h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  margin: 0;
  text-rendering:auto;
}

.form-actions {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

form.form-view {
  padding-left: 0;
}

.form-view label {
  float: none;
  font-weight: bold;
}

form span.help-block,
form span.help-inline {
  display: block;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 13px;
  max-width: 800px;
  color: #666;
  margin-top: -5px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#globalinks-wrapper {
  background:#535454;
  color:#D6D3C4;
}

#globalinks .navbar .nav > li > a {
  color:#FFFFFF;
}

#globalinks .navbar .nav > li > a:hover {
  color:#FFFFFF;
  background-color:#500000;
}

#globalinks .navbar {
  margin-bottom:0;
}

#globalinks .navbar-inner {
  background:none;
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
  -moz-border-radius: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  border:0;
}

#globalinks .navbar-inner ul.nav li a {
  padding: 6px;
}

div.navbar.navbar-unloaded {
  height: 40px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.navbar .container {
  width: 940px;
}

#navbar-wrapper .navbar .brand {
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: none;
}

#navbar-wrapper .navbar-inner {
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
  -moz-border-radius: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}
/*
.navbar-inner {
  border: 0;
}
*/
.navbar .nav {
  margin: 0;
}

.navbar .nav > li > a {
  color: #AAA;
  text-shadow: none;
  padding: 9px 10px 11px;
}

.navbar .nav > li > a:focus,
.navbar .nav > li > a:hover {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #FFF;
}

.navbar li [class^="icon-"],
.navbar li [class*=" icon-"] {
  line-height: 18px;
}

.dropdown-menu a {
  padding: 3px 10px;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.dropdown-menu a i {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.dropdown-menu li > a:hover,
.dropdown-menu li > a:focus,
.dropdown-submenu:hover > a {
  background: none;
  background-color: #333;
  filter: -;
}

.dropdown-menu li > a:hover,
.dropdown-menu .active > a,
.dropdown-menu .active > a:hover {
  background: none;
  background-color: #555;
  filter: -;
}

#content_tabs {
  margin-left: 30px;
  margin-right: 30px;
}

#content_tabs ul.nav-tabs::before,
#content_tabs ul.nav-tabs::after {
  display: none;
  content: none;
}

#content_tabs ul.nav-tabs > li {
  margin-bottom: -4px;
}

#content_tabs .breadcrumb {
  background: none;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.breadcrumb li {
  color: #999;
}

.breadcrumb .active {
  color: #000;
}

.carousel {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.carousel-inner > .item > img {
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.carousel-caption h4,
.carousel-caption p {
  padding: 0;
}

.carousel-caption a {
  color: #CCC;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.carousel-caption a:hover {
  color: #FFF;
}

.container,
.navbar-fixed-top .container,
.navbar-fixed-bottom .container,
.navbar .container {
  width: 960px;
}

.row {
  clear: both;
  margin-left: -10px;
}

form div.control-group {
  margin: 15px 0;
}

form legend + div.control-group {
  margin-top: 0px;
}

form fieldset {
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

form div.clearfix label {
  font-weight: bold;
}

form table td > select,
form table td > textarea,
form table td > input[type="text"],
form table td > input[type="password"],
form table td > input[type="datetime"],
form table td > input[type="datetime-local"],
form table td > input[type="date"],
form table td > input[type="month"],
form table td > input[type="time"],
form table td > input[type="week"],
form table td > input[type="number"],
form table td > input[type="email"],
form table td > input[type="url"],
form table td > input[type="search"],
form table td > input[type="tel"],
form table td > input[type="color"],
form table td > .uneditable-input {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

ul.inputs-list,
ul.inputs-list li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.inputs-list input[type="radio"],
.inputs-list input[type="checkbox"] {
  vertical-align: top;
}

form ul.inputs-list label {
  font-weight: normal;
  margin: 0;
}

ul.inputs-list label input {
  display: inline;
}

ul.inputs-list.inline li,
ul.inputs-list.inline label {
  display: inline;
}

ul.inputs-list.inline label {
  padding-right: 10px;
}

.quicklinks_wrapper {
  border-left: 1px solid #DDD;
  padding-left: 10px;
}

small {
  font-size: smaller;
}

big {
  font-size: larger;
}

select {
  width: auto;
}

input.full-width,
textarea.full-width {
  width: 80%;
}

input.half-width,
textarea.half-width {
  width: 45%;
}

textarea.full-height {
  height: 100px;
}

textarea.half-height {
  height: 60px;
}

input.big {
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 3px;
}

form {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

input,textarea,
.uneditable-input{
  width:auto;
}

hr {
  margin: 10px 0 9px;
}

address
{display: block; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 20px; font-family: "Open sans",Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;}

h1 {
    display: block;
    font-size: 2.3em;
    padding-top: 0.3em;
    padding-bottom: 0.3em;
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
    color: #500000;
    font-family: Impact,"Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
    line-height: auto;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 1.6em;
  font-family: "Oswald", Impact,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  color: #500000;
  line-height: auto;
  padding-top: 0.2em;
  padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}

h3 {
  font-size: 130%;
  font-weight: bold;
   line-height: auto;
  padding-top: 0.2em;
  padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}

h4 {
  font-size: 120%;
  font-weight: bold;
   line-height: auto;
  padding-top: 0.2em;
  padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}

h5 {
  font-size: 110%;
  font-weight: bold;
   line-height: auto;
  padding-top: 0.2em;
  padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}

h6 {
  font-size: 100%;
  font-weight: bold;
   line-height: auto;
  padding-top: 0.2em;
  padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}


h3, h4, h5, h6 {
font-family: "Open Sans", Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, san-serif;
}

fieldset legend,
h3 {
  font-size: 130%;
}



fieldset legend
 {
  padding: 3px 0 8px 0;
  line-height: 1;
}

table tr td.center,
table tr th.center {
  text-align: center;
}

table tr td.right,
table tr th.right {
  text-align: right;
}

table tr.input td,
table tr.input th {
  vertical-align: middle;
}

table.table-nopadding {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/** Buttons **/
.btn .icon {
  margin-top: 1px;
  margin-left: -3px;
  margin-right: 6px;
}

.btn.small {
  padding: 5px 9px 5px;
}

.btn.small .icon {
  margin-top: 0px;
  margin-bottom: -6px;
  margin-left: -3px;
  margin-right: 6px;
}

div.well.buttons {
  padding: 10px;
}

div.buttons {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 5px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

table tr td div.buttons {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.progress {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/** Tables **/
/*
div.odd,
.table tbody tr.odd td {
  background-color: #f9f9f9;
}

div.even,
.table tbody tr.even td {
  background-color: #ffffff;
}

div.red,
.table tbody tr.red td,
.table tbody tr td.red,
.table tbody tr.red:hover td,
.table tbody tr:hover td.red {
  background-color: #fddfde;
  color: #8C0C09;
}

div.green,
.table tbody tr.green td,
.table tbody tr td.green,
.table tbody tr.green:hover td,
.table tbody tr:hover td.green {
  background-color: #d1eed1;
  color: #256525;
}

div.yellow,
.table tbody tr.yellow td,
.table tbody tr td.yellow,
.table tbody tr.yellow:hover td,
.table tbody tr:hover td.yellow {
  background-color: #FCF8E3;
  color: #A68F11;
}

div.blue,
.table tbody tr.blue td,
.table tbody tr td.blue,
.table tbody tr.blue:hover td,
.table tbody tr:hover td.blue {
  background-color: #ddf4fb;
  color: #11728E;
}

.table tbody tr:hover td {
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
}

.table tr.input td {
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.table tbody tr.disabled td,
.table tbody tr td.disabled {
  background-color: #EEE;
  color: #999;
}
*/

.pagination a:hover,
.pagination .active a {
  background-color: #EFEFEF;
}

.pagination .active a {
  font-weight: bold;
}

.twipsy {
  text-align: left;
}

.floatright {
  float: right;
}

.floatleft {
  float: left;
}

div.clear {
  clear: both;
  height: 1px;
  margin-top: -1px;
}

.floatbox {
  float: left;
  margin: 5px 3px 5px 0;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 5px 8px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

div.floating {
  padding: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  background: #FFF;
  border: 1px solid #D5D5D5;
  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #F2F2F2;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #F2F2F2;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #F2F2F2;
}

.wide-block {
  display: block;
}

.wide-inline {
  display: inline;
}

.narrow-block,
.mobile-block,
.narrow-inline,
.mobile-inline {
  display: none;
}

.navbar .brand {
  display: none;
}

html {
  background: #FFF;
}

body {
  background: transparent;
}

h2.title {
  padding: 0 0 20px 20px;
}



a {
  color: #440000;
}

a:hover {
  color: #660000;
}

div#body {
  -webkit-box-shadow:0 0 15px #666666;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 15px #666666;
  box-shadow:0 0 15px #666666;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  background: #E9E9E9 url('../images/body-bg.png') repeat;
}

/*
#navbar-wrapper .navbar-inner {
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
  -moz-border-radius: 0;
  border-radius: 0;

  background: none;
  background-color: #222;
  filter: -;


  background-color: #330000;
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#660000), to(#330000));
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#660000', endColorstr='#330000', GradientType=0);

}
*/
/*
.navbar-inner ul.nav > li > a {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 20px;
}
*/
/*
.search-extend {
  margin-top:-25px;
  background-color:#222;
  padding:5px;
}

.search-extend > form{
  color:#fff;
}
*/

/* Desktop navigation bar */
/*
.sitenavbox => #sitenav-wrapper
.subnav => .sitenav
*/
#sitenav-wrapper {
  background: #332C2C;
}
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav {
   width: 100%;
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  background-image: none;
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled=false);
  background-image: none;
  border: 0;
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
     -moz-border-radius: 0;
          border-radius: 0;
}
*/
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
}
*/
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .divider-vertical {
  width: 1px;
  height: 1.5em;
  margin: 1em 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #c6dff4;
}
*/

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li:hover,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li > a:hover {
  background-color: #111111;
  color: #fff;
}

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li > a {
  color:#CCC;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1em 0.7em 1em 0.7em;
  border-left: 0;
  border-right: 0;
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
  -moz-border-radius: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li > a:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  background-color: #111111;
  color: #fff;
}
*/
/* #244b92;  = light blue */
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > .active > a,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > .active > a:hover {
  padding-left: 13px;
  color: #244b92;
  background-color: #c6dff4;
  border-right-color: #ddd;
  border-left: 0;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
     -moz-box-shadow: none;
          box-shadow: none;
}

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > .active > a .caret,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > .active > a:hover .caret {
  border-top-color: #777;
}
*/
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li:first-child > a,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li:first-child > a:hover {
  border-left: 0;
  padding-left: 12px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
     -moz-border-radius: 0;
          border-radius: 0;
}

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav > li:last-child > a {
  border-right: 0;
}
*/

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown-menu {
/*
  background-color: #c6dff4;
  padding: 0;
  width: 235px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
*/
  -webkit-border-radius: 0;
     -moz-border-radius: 0;
          border-radius: 0;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
     -moz-box-shadow: none;
          box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
     -moz-background-clip: padding;
          background-clip: padding-box;
}
/*
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown-menu .divider {
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
*/
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown-menu a {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.5em 1em;
  clear: both;
  font-weight: normal;
  line-height: 18px;
  white-space: normal;
}

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown-menu li > a:hover,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown-menu .active > a,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown-menu .active > a:hover {
  color: #FFF;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav {
  position:relative;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav ul {
  padding:0;
  margin:0;
  list-style-type:none;
  }

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav a,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav a:visited {
  display:block;
  text-decoration:none;
}

/* hide the sub levels */
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav ul ul {
  visibility:hidden;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav ul li:hover ul,
#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav ul a:hover ul {
  visibility:visible;
}

#sitenav-wrapper .sitenav .nav .dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu {
  display: block;    
}

div.content-top-alert {
  margin-left: 20px;
  margin-right: 20px;
}

div#content_top {
  background-color: #EFEFEF;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  color: #888;
  margin-top: -18px;
  padding: 10px 0 5px 0;
}

div#page-wrapper {
  margin-top: 20px;
}

div#breadcrumb {
  font-size: smaller;
  padding: 0 20px 0px 20px;
}

#alert-footer {
padding: 10px 0;
background: #003C71;
color: #CFDADD;
text-align: center;
font-weight: bold;
font-size:16px;
}

#alert-footer a{
padding:0.5em;
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
white-space:nowrap;
}

#alert-footer a:hover{
text-decoration:underline;
}

div#footer-wrapper {
  padding-top: 15px;
  border-top: 1px solid #DDD;
}

.nav-pills > .active > a,
.nav-pills > .dropdown.active > a,
.nav-list > .active > a,
.nav-list > .active > a:hover {
  color: #FFF;
  background-color: #330000;
}

.nav-pills > .active > a:hover,
.nav-pills > .dropdown.active > a:hover {
  color: #FFF;
  background-color: #660000;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: #444;
  filter:-;
}

.btn-primary:hover,
.btn-primary:active,
.btn-primary.active,
.btn-primary.disabled,
.btn-primary[disabled] {
  background-color: #333;
}

.btn-group.open .btn-primary.dropdown-toggle {
  background-color: #666;
}

div.announcement {
  padding: 0px;
}

div.announcement h3 {
  padding-top: 5px;
  line-height: 25px;
}

div.announcement h3 span {
  vertical-align: top;
}

div#content_tabs ul {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

div#content_tabs ul.nav-pills {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

div#content_tabs .tabs > li > a {
  border-bottom: 0;
  z-index: 10000;
}

div#content_tabs ul li.pull-right {
  float: right;
}

.gallery {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 5px 3px;
}

.status-icon {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 16px;
}

.icon-danger {
  color: #AA0000;
}

.icon-warning {
  color: #CC9900;
}

.icon-success {
  color: #00AA00;
}

html {
  background: #DCD3CE url('../images/bootstrap_bodybg.png') top left repeat-x;
}

a {
  color: #744f28;
}

a:hover {
  color: #332C2C;
}

#header-wrapper {
  padding-top:15px;
  padding-bottom:15px;
  background-color: #330000;
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#660000), to(#330000));
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-image: linear-gradient(top, #660000, #330000);
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#660000', endColorstr='#330000', GradientType=0);
}

#header h1,
#header h1 a {
  font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  text-decoration:none;
  color:#fff;  
}

#header h1.desktop-header {
font-size:24px;
line-height:26px;
margin-top:5px;
margin-left:25px ;
}

.nav-pills > .active > a,
.nav-pills > .dropdown.active > a,
.nav-list > .active > a,
.nav-list > .active > a:hover {
  color: #FFF;
  background-color: #330000;
}

.nav-pills > .active > a:hover,
.nav-pills > .dropdown.active > a:hover {
  color: #FFF;
  background-color: #660000;
}

.visible-print {
  display: none !important;
}

/**
 *
 * MEDIA QUERIES
 *
 */

/* Large desktop */
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
  .container,
  .navbar-fixed-top .container,
  .navbar-fixed-bottom .container,
  .navbar .container {
    width: 1210px;
  }

  .row {
    margin-left: -10px;
  }
}

/* Landscape phone to portrait tablet */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  body {
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }
 

.people-info {
    float: left;
    margin-left: 0px;
}



#imageContainer {
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #f3e5d7;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
}
 
  #supportingContent {color: black; background-color: white;}
 
  #supportingContent {
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0px;
    margin-right: 0px;
    padding-left: 0px;
    padding-right: 0px;
    background-image: none;
  }
 
   #supportingContent img {
    display: block;
    float: none;
    margin: auto;
  }

  #supportingContent h2.contentTitle, #supportingContent p, #supportingContent ul, #supportingContent ul li {
    margin-left: 20px;
    margin-right: 20px;
    clear: both;
  }

  div#body {
    background: #FFF;
    border-radius: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .row {
    margin-left: 0px;
  }
 
  .container {
    width: auto;
  }
 
  html.embed_layout {
    background: #FFF;
  }

  #page{
  margin-left:20px;
  margin-right:20px;
  }

  #header {
    padding-left:20px;
    padding-right:20px;
  }

  #header h1.mobile-header {
    font-size:18px;
    line-height:22px;
    margin:9px 0;
  }

  div.floating {
    border: 0;    
    margin-left: 20px;
    margin-right: 20px;
    box-shadow: none;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
    -moz-box-shadow: none;
  }

  #content_tabs {
    margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
  }

  .quicklinks_wrapper {
  border-left: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  }

  #footer {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }

  #footer .footer-list {
    text-align:left;
    list-style-type:disc;
    font-size:12px;
    line-height:24px;
  }
}

/* Portrait tablet to landscape and desktop */
@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) {
  .container,
  .navbar-fixed-top .container,
  .navbar-fixed-bottom .container,
  .navbar .container {
    width: 764px;
  }

  .row {
    margin-left: 0px;
  }
}

@media (min-width:980px){
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse.collapse{
  height:auto!important;
  overflow:visible!important;
  }
  #globalinks .navbar .nav {
  position:static;
  left:auto;
  float:none;
  text-align:left;
  margin-left:20px;
  }
  #globalinks .navbar .nav > li {
  display:inline-block;
  float:none;
  }
  #globalinks .navbar .nav > li > a:hover {
  text-decoration:none;
  }
  #globalinks .navbar-inner {
  padding:0;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px){
  #footer .footer-list {
    display:block;
    margin:0;
    list-style-type:none;
  }

  #footer .footer-list li a{
    padding:0.5em;
    text-decoration:none;
    font-size:12px;
    line-height:24px;
    white-space:nowrap;
  }

  #footer .footer-list li a:hover{
    text-decoration:underline;
  }

  #footer .copyright {
    padding: 10px 0;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 979px) {
 
    
 
  .nav-collapse .nav > li > .dropdown-menu::after {
  display: none;
  }
 
  .navbar .nav > li > .dropdown-menu:before{
  display: none;
  }
 
  .nav-collapse .nav > li > a:hover,
  .nav-collapse .dropdown-menu a:hover {
  background: none;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse{
  clear:both;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav{
  float:none;
  margin:0 0 9px;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav > li{
  float:none;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav > li > a{
  margin-bottom:2px;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav>.divider-vertical{
  display:none;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav .nav-header{
  color:#CFDADD;
  text-shadow:none;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav > li > a,
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu a{
  padding:6px 15px;
  color:#FFFFFF;
  font-size: 15px;
  -webkit-border-radius:3px;
  -moz-border-radius:3px;
  border-radius:3px;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .btn{
  padding:4px 10px 4px;
  font-weight:normal;
  -webkit-border-radius:4px;
  -moz-border-radius:4px;
  border-radius:4px;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu li+li a{
  margin-bottom:2px;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav > li > a:hover,
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu a:hover{
  background-color:#500000;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse.in .btn-group{
  padding:0;
  margin-top:5px;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu{
  position:static;
  top:auto;
  left:auto;
  display:block;
  float:none;
  max-width:none;
  padding:0;
  margin:0 15px;
  background-color:transparent;
  border:0;
  -webkit-border-radius:0;
  -moz-border-radius:0;
  border-radius:0;
  -webkit-box-shadow:none;
  -moz-box-shadow:none;
  box-shadow:none;
  }

  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu:before,
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu:after{
  display:none;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .dropdown-menu .divider{
  display:none;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .navbar-form,
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .navbar-search{
  float:none;
  padding:9px 15px;
  margin:9px 0;
  border-top:1px solid #222;
  border-bottom:1px solid #222;
  -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1),0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  -moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1),0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1),0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse .nav.pull-right{
  float:none;
  margin-left:0;
  }
 
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse,
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse.collapse{
  height:0;
  overflow:hidden;
  }
}

@media (max-width:480px){
  #globalinks .globalinks-collapse{
    -webkit-transform:translate3d(0,0,0)
  }
}


@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    
  .col {  margin: 1% 0 1% 0%; }
  .span_1_of_4, .span_2_of_4, .span_3_of_4, .span_4_of_4 { width: 100%; }
  .span_3_of_3, .span_2_of_3, .span_1_of_3 { width: 100%; }
  .span_2_of_2, .span_1_of_2 { width: 100%; }
  .span_1_of_5, .span_2_of_5, .span_3_of_5, .span_4_of_5, .span_5_of_5 { width: 100%; }
 
 
  #logos-rightcolumn {
    clear: both;
    float: left;
    margin-left: 5px;
    margin-right: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 0em;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 0px solid #D9D9D9;
    background-color: #b8dcf2;
}
 
}

@media  (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 767px) {
        .col {     margin: 1% 0 1% 1.6%; }
        .col:first-child { margin-left: 1.6%; }
    .span_1_of_4, .span_2_of_4, .span_3_of_4, .span_4_of_4 { width: 47%; }
     .span_2_of_2, .span_1_of_2 { width: 100%; }     
       .span_1_of_5, .span_2_of_5, .span_3_of_5, .span_4_of_5, .span_5_of_5 { width: 47%; }


    
    #logos-rightcolumn {
    clear: both;
    float: left;
    margin-left: 5px;
    margin-right: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 0em;
    padding: 10px;
    border: 0px solid #D9D9D9;
    background-color: #b8dcf2;
}
    

}

  .sandandseabanner a{display: block; font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight: normal; color: #003C71;margin: 5px;}
  .sandandseabannerlarge a{display: block;font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight: normal; color: #003C71;font-size: 15px;margin: 5px;}
    .sandandseabanner a strong{font-weight: normal;}
  .sandandseabannerlarge a strong{font-weight: normal;}
  .maroonbannerlarge a{display: block;font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight: normal;}
  .maroonbanner a{display: block;font-family: "Oswald",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight: normal;}


.sandandseabannerlarge a:hover {
        color: #854117;
        font-size: 15px;
        text-decoration: none;
        margin: 5px;
}

.sandandseabanner a:hover {
        color: #854117;
        text-decoration: none;
        margin: 5px;
}





@media print {
  body,html,#page-wrapper,#page {
    background: #FFF;
    color: #000;
  }
  .container {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .row {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .row .span12 {
    width: 100%;
    float: none;
  }
  div.floating {
    padding-top: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    border-radius: none;
    -moz-border-radius: none;
    -webkit-border-radius: none;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
    -moz-box-shadow: none;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
  div.buttons, div.smallbuttons {
      display: none;
  }
  .visible-print {
    display: block !important;
  }
  .hidden-print {
    display: none !important;
  }
 

 
}

Some of the instruments:

Bruker, Triple Quad MSMS

Costech, CHNS Analyzer

Trace metal grade clean room

Varian, AA Spectrometer

Varian, Ion Trap MSMS

Canberra Gamma 100 Counting System

Thermo, Ion Trap MSMS

Milestone, Hg Analyzer

Dionex, ASE 200

Instrument Clustering Lab
(GC-MS, TOC analyzer, Perkin Elmer elemental analyzer (CHNO/S), AA, etc.)

High-level radiochemistry lab
(for sample processing, etc.)

Trace metal Lab I

High-level radiochemistry lab
(Liquid scintillation counter)

Varian 3100 FT-IR with ATR

Labconco Freezezone 6 Plus

Low-level radiochemistry lab
(gamma counters, alpha counters)

Wet lab (general experiment)

Trace metal Lab II