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Services & Costs

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Costs:

Prices are in Canadian dollars. Last updated May 2012. As of June 1, 2012 the SINLAB will no longer provide discounts over multiple shipments.

 
Carbon & Nitrogen = $18 per sample (includes d13C, d15N, %C, %N, C:N)

Hydrogen (solid samples only) = $20 per sample (includes dD and %D)

Other Services:

  • Oven-drying = $5/sample
  • Grinding (ball-mill or mortar and pestle) = $5/sample
  • Weighing = $4/sample 

Due to the complexity of analyzing samples submitted on glass fiber filter paper, an additional $12/sample will be charged. Is is recommended that an electric pump be used to filter water in order to ensure an adequate amount of material is collected. Please send several blank filters (2 for every 30). There is no guarantee for data generated from glass fiber filter papers.

  • Extra Labour (eg. Sample dissection, organization of samples.) = $50/hour/technician

Additional charges may be applied to samples not meeting required submission standards.

Discount pricing may be applied to bulk orders (5% for 200+ samples, 10% for 500+ samples and 15% for 2000+samples). 

Carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios are simultaneously derived during sample analysis. Hence, the price per sample includes both isotopes (unless the C:N dictates separate analysis).

Contracts:

Effective November 1, 2010, all stable isotope analyses requiring a legal contract will be subject to a 15% overhead charge.  This overhead will cover the additional administrative costs as per the partnership agreement between the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI).


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