STABLE ISOTOPE SERVICES FOR ECOLOGY

  Description Method Sample Time
      Size  
        (days)
  Hydrogen (D/H) Isotope Analyses      
   2H of animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.1 g 28
   2H of animal tissue – 20% in duplicate EA-IRMS 0.1 g 28
   2H of water – duplicate equilibration 5 mL 14
   2H and 18O of water – duplicate equilibration 5 mL 14
   Azeotropic distillation of water from plant or soil — Enquire 21
         
  Carbon Isotope Analyses      
   13C of dry plant or animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   13C of dry plant or animal tissue – 20% in duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   13C of dry plant or animal tissue – pre-prepared capsule EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   13C & 15N of dry plant or animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   13C & 15N of dry plant or animal tissue – 20% in dupl. EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   13C & 15N of dry plant or animal tissue – pre-prepared capsule EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   13C of marine filtrate – per 25 mm filter EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   13C & 15N of marine filtrate – per 25 mm filter EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   13C of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) – per tube CF-IRMS 12 mL 14
   13C of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) – duplicate CF-IRMS Enquire 21
         
  Nitrogen Isotope Analyses      
   15N of dry plant or animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   15N of dry plant or animal tissue – 20% in duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   15N of dry plant or animal tissue – pre-prepared capsule EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   15N and 13C of dry plant or animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   15N and 13C of dry plant or animal tissue – 20% in duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   15N and 13C of dry plant or animal tissue – pre-prepared capsule EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   15N of marine filtrate – per 25 mm filter EA-IRMS Enquire 21
   15N and 13C of marine filtrate – per 25 mm filter EA-IRMS Enquire 21
         
  Oxygen Isotope Analyses      
   18O of animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.1 g 28
   18O of animal tissue – 20% in duplicate EA-IRMS 0.1 g 28
   18O of water – duplicate equilibration 5 mL 14
   18O and 2H of water – duplicate equilibration 5 mL 14
   Azeotropic distillation of water from plant or soil — Enquire 21
         
  Sulfur Isotope Analyses      
   34S of dry plant or animal tissue – duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   34S of dry plant or animal tissue – 20% in duplicate EA-IRMS 0.2 g 21
   34S of dry plant or animal tissue – pre-prepared capsule EA-IRMS Enquire 21

The above services are routinely undertaken and available immediately. The sample sizes given are for guidance purposes only. Analysis by EA-IRMS will normally only consume 1 - 5 mg of sample material. Unused sample material will be returned upon request. The sample turnaround times given are typical for analysis of 40 samples.

Please contact us if the analyses you require are not listed.

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