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Stable Isotope Mass Spec Lab

Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry Lab

Division of Biology
Kansas State University
Ackert Hall

Services and Costs 

SIMSL specializes in carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen isotopic analysis. We typically analyze plant or animal material as well as soils and water. Contact us for other materials of interest as we may be able to analyze it as well. In addition to ๐›ฟ15N and ๐›ฟ13C, we provide elemental composition of carbon and nitrogen for samples and can perform cryogenic vacuum extraction. If your samples require drying, grinding, weighing or packing this can be done at an additional cost. Analysis costs and approximate wait time can be found on the table below.
 
ProcedureDataCost Per SampleApproximate Wait Time
EA and IRMS Analysis๐›ฟ15N, ๐›ฟ13C, %C, %N$104-6 Weeks
Picarro Analysis๐›ฟ2H, ๐›ฟ18O$104 Weeks
Packing Samples[-] $2.502-3 Weeks
Grinding and Drying Samples[-] $3.502-4 Weeks
Mortar and Pestle Grinding[-]$1.502-4 Weeks
Cryogenic Vacuum Extraction[-]$15Contact Us

 

*Samples that require packing or grinding will take an additional amount of time as indicated above. Wait times are approximate and can change depending on maintenance and other samples happening at SIMSL. Please contact us to receive a more accurate wait time.