Solids
Code & description | Sample size | Price per sample (CAD): Canadian academic, government, non-profit | Price per sample (CAD): Commercial, independent, international |
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G - Graphite - please contact us | 1.0 mgC (minimum: 0.5 mgC) |
$125 | $180 |
C - CO2 - known pCO2, purified, 15cm length x 6mm OD pyrex | 1.0 mgC (minimum: 0.5 mgC) |
$190 | $265 |
D - Direct combustion - please contact us, depends on %C | 10 mg (minimum: 5 mg) |
$250 | $345 |
OTS - Swipe test - analyzed by liquid scintillation, please contact us | - | $40 | $60 |
A - Acid wash only - bulk sediment | 500 mg (minimum: 100 mg) |
$315 | $430 |
AAA - Acid, Alkali, Acid - wood, charcoal, most organics | >20 mg (minimum: 10 mg) |
$315 | $430 |
α-C - alpha-cellulose extraction | - | $400 | $555 |
HcF - Swipe test - analyzed by liquid scintillation, please contact us | 500 mg (minimum: 100 mg) |
$400 | $555 |
HnF - Humin fraction | 500 mg (minimum: 100mg) |
$400 | $555 |
B - AAA, collagen extraction, CN included | 2000 mg (minimum: 300 mg) |
$445 | $615 |
BU - AAA, collagen extraction, ultrafiltration, CN included | 2000 mg (minimum: 500 mg) |
$475 | $660 |
B, BU - Tooth, dentin | 2000 mg (minimum: 800 mg) |
$445 | $615 |
SB - Calcined bone | 2000 mg (minimum: 1000 mg) |
$320 | $445 |
S - Pre-etch and digestion | 50 mg (minimum: 20 mg) |
$280 | $390 |
SN - No pre-etch - recommended for small samples (i.e. forams) | 20 mg (minimum: 10 mg) |
$280 | $390 |
POC - Particulate organic carbon (on quartz filters) | 1.0 mgC (minimum: 0.5 mgC) |
$270 | 370 |
X - Typically AAA - may require a solvent wash, please contact us | - | $315 | $430 |
Pricing categories
Analytical service rates 2022
Fee schedule rates are assigned based on the billing address listed on the submission form, and the pricing listed on our website at the time of submission.
Canadian academic, non-profit, and government users
Users from Canadian academic institutions, registered non-profit organizations, indigenous groups, and government agencies will be invoiced following the delivery of results.
Commercial, independent, and international users
Users from private Canadian companies, users not affiliated with a company or academic institution, and those from abroad are required to remit payment in full prior to release of results. An invoice will be issued upon receipt of the Submission.
Internal users
Users affiliated with the University of Ottawa or the Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre (OCGC) (including faculty, adjuncts, post-docs, graduate, and undergraduate students) are entitled to internal rates. In order to qualify for internal rates, the Submitter must remit payment from a university-administered fund. Please contact us for internal rates.
Discounts
A 10% discount will be applied to a single submission of 10 samples or more, or cumulative submissions of 10 samples or more where all 10 samples are processed at the same time (same accelerator run, or "wheel"). For fully trained outside users processing samples at the AEL-AMS laboratory, a 20% discount will be applied at the discretion of AEL-AMS staff. Internal users are not eligible for quantity discounts.