PSHTC HAS VARIOUS LABORATORIES WHICH RUN A FULL SPECTRUM OF SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE MINING ENVIRONMENT. SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS USED TO CONDUCT THE ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLES, SUCH AS GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETERS, AND THERMAL-OPTICAL ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER ANALYSIS, REQUIRE THE USE OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPRESSED GASES AND LIQUIDS IN ORDER TO OPERATE.