N--Purchase and Installation of Autoclave Unit

Description: Purchase and Installation of Autoclave Unit Background: The Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) requires a piece of equipment allowing researchers to sterilize and remove microbiotic contaminants from study samples including, but not limited to, soil samples and plants, larger plant potting materials, and materials used for and produced by genetic studies on fish and plants. Such a piece of equipment would produce its own sterilizing agent, be self-contained, and would be powered by means available at the Great Lakes Science Center (i.e., electricity). Scope: A large capacity autoclave unit is necessary to sanitize laboratory samples and supplies using any selection of pre-vacuum, liquid, or gravity sterilizing cycles. A unit would be self-contained and supply its own means of sterilization dependent upon required utilities supplied by the GLSC (i.e., electricity and plumbing) and would sterilize samples and equipment within an acceptable time period relative to other similar units. The preferred unit would have an easily navigable menu to operate the unit, as well as a simple functioning door to provide ease-of-use when loading and unloading the unit. Salient

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