Large image view: Tracing marijuana to its roots
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草榴社区 photo by Marmian Grimes
Tim Howe holds a water sample tray for the autosampler on the thermal conversion elemental analyzer. The analyzer prepares samples for analysis in a stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer.