UK SBS RE160459 CO2 Flux Chamber Systems

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday 10th January 2017 at 14:00 am DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

Item Description: Two infrared gas analysis soil carbon dioxide flux chamber systems are required for sampling and analysing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from soils. The chambers will be manually moved from location to location by the user in agricultural fields or between potted specimens.

The system must be suitable for integration with current greenhouse gas (GHG) analysers in use with the ASSIST project for simultaneous and continual measurement of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide from soils. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.

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