Zhoushan in East China's Zhejiang province has unveiled the country's first dark lab, a facility that performs automatic analysis of both seawater and surface water. The facility is in the critical debugging phase, with plans to begin trial use by the end of this year or early next year.
This lab operates autonomously, processing samples and generating data in a completely unmanned environment. Even at night, the lab continues to analyze urgent water samples, providing continuous service without human intervention.
The lab can test 16 seawater quality indicators and 19 surface water quality indicators, significantly reducing labor costs and saving more than 50 percent compared to traditional manual surface water testing methods, allowing technicians to focus on higher-value tasks such as data interpretation and research.
In January, the Zhejiang Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center held a technical seminar on the seawater quality intelligent lab, signaling the industry's shift towards more intelligent and automated monitoring systems. Zhoushan's dark lab is now one of three pilot smart seawater quality labs in the country, setting a model for China's integrated ecological monitoring network.
With the lab's capabilities, Zhoushan aims to achieve more accurate, faster, and comprehensive monitoring, supporting better management of the marine environment.
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