Comprehensive Price List

FOR PAYMENT: The CAIS accepts checks drawn on U.S. banks, major credit cards (VISA, Master Card, Discover Card and American Express), and bank wire transfers. Contact Administrative Manager Carolyn Morrill for further information: cmorrill@uga.edu (706) 542-1395

All turnaround times quoted are in calendar days, EXCEPT RUSH JOBS which are in business days.
Call ahead for turnaround times for sample quantities exceeding 20.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR RUSH JOBS. As a campus-wide budget measure, the The University of Georgia will
furlough employees on the following days: October 30, November 25 and December 24, 2009; and January 4,
March 8 and April 30, 2010. These furlough days will NOT count as business days in the computation of
turnaround times for rush jobs. (Announcement posted August 26, 2009)

Prices may vary for non-profit vs. commercial entities. Non-profit entities include universities, museums,
and federal, state or local governments .

Prices effective January 1, 2009

 

C-14:   Radiocarbon Dating by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Analysis
Material
Submitted
Submitter
Cost per Sample
Standard (30 days)
Cost per Sample
Rush (12 days)
14C and d13C

Standard Sample*
Non-Profit
$475
$800
Commercial
$525
$850
14C and d13C
CO2 Gas
Non-Profit
$320
$570
Commercial
$350
$625
14C
Graphite
(call in advance)
Non- Profit
$200
$450
Commercial
$250
$500
*Sample preparation charges are included (except for bone - $50 extra)
C-14: Radiocarbon Dating by Liquid Scintillation Counting
Analysis
Material
Submitted
Submitter
Cost per Sample
Standard (30 days)
Cost per Sample
Rush (12 days)
14C and d13C
Standard Sample*
(rec quantity 2-5 g C)
Non-Profit
$350
$500
Commercial
$385
$550
*Sample preparation charges are included (except for bone - $50 extra)
C-14:   Biobased Product Testing (by ASTM 6866-06)
Analysis
Method
Sample Type
or Size
Cost per Sample
Standard (30 days)
Cost per Sample
Rush (12 days)

14C and d13C


Accelerator Mass
Spectrometry
low %C &
small samples
$450
$750
carbonate-
containing
$900
$1,500
14C and d13C
Liquid Scintillation
Counting
2-5 g C
$300
$500

 

Natural Products Authenticity Testing
Analysis
Material
Recommended
Quantity
Cost per Sample
Standard (14-30 days)
Cost per Sample
Rush (7 days)
14C and d13C
Organic Compounds
2-10g C
$260
$450
14C, d13C, dD
Organic Compounds
2-10g C
$325
$540

 

Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses
Analysis
Material
Recommended
Quantity
Cost
d13C
Organic Compounds
20 mg C
$40
d13C and dD
Organic Compounds
20 mg C
$60
d13C and d15N
Organic Compounds
20 mg C
$60
d13C and d18O
Carbonates
100 mg
$50
d18O and dD
Water
5 ml
$80
dD
Water
5 ml
$40
d13C on bioapatite
Bones and Teeth
5 g
$75
d13C on collagen
Bones and Teeth
5 g
$75
d15N on collagen
Bones and Teeth
5 g
$75
d13C and d15N on collagen
Bones and Teeth
5 g
$120
d13C on bioapatite;
d13C and d15N on collagen
Bones and Teeth
5 g
$160

d13C on bioapatite;
d13C and d15N on collagen;

plus AMS dating

Bones and Teeth
5 g
$625
Non-Profit
$675
Commercial
C/N ratio
Bones and Teeth
5 g
$20
87Sr/86Sr ratio
Bones and Teeth
1 g
300


H-3:   Low-Level Tritium
Analysis
MDC
Cost
Low-Level 3H Measurement
2-3 TU
$245


Alpha / Beta Screening
Analysis
MDL
Cost
222Rn in water
16 pCi/L
$125
Alpha Screen
16 pCi/L
$125
Beta Screen
30 pCi/L
$125


Gamma Spectroscopy
Analysis
Count Time
Cost
Sample Preparation and Count
12,000 sec (200 minutes)
$250
Low-Level Preparation and Count
28,800 sec (480 minutes)
$300


Food Product Certifications
Product
Count Time:
LS Counting
Count Time:
Gamma Spectroscopy
Cost
Poultry Products
6,000 sec (100 min)
12,000 sec (200 minutes)
$1000
Other Food Products
6,000 sec (100 min)
12,000 sec (200 minutes)
Call for price


XRF Analyses
Analysis
Elements Analyzed
Cost

Major elements by Li-borate fusion

Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe
$35

Trace elements by pressed pellet

Routine analysis of V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba, Th, Ce, La, Pb

Also available are As, Ga, Hf, Mo, S, Sn, and U, but   virtually any element from Na to U can be analyzed.

$20
Crushing, sieving, or LOI  
CALL

All turnaround times quoted are in calendar days

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