Analytical Services
My research group has a long track record of providing field sampling (see fieldwork page) and analytical services for individual investigators, public and private institutions. Please see the list below for the most common analyses provided. Please contact me for more information.
1. Foraminifera assemblage identification, sample and data processing (benthic and planktic)
2. Short-lived radioisotopes (Pb-210, Th-234, Ra-226/228, Be-7, Cs-137, etc.) for sediment, tissue and water matrices via gamma emission detection
3. Sediment texture (grain size) via settling tube and pipette
4. Sediment composition (total organic matter, carbonate) via combustion and acid leaching
5. Elemental analysis (XRF, ICP-MS)
6. Mineralogy (XRD)
7. Chlorophyll and phaeophyta (via spectrophotometry, spectrofluorometry)
8. Nutrient analysis (N,P) via spectrophotometry
9. Stable oxygen and carbon isotopes (δ13C and δ18O), primarily from marine carbonates (SIRMS)
10. Microplastic characterization via fluorescent microscopy
1. Foraminifera assemblage identification, sample and data processing (benthic and planktic)
2. Short-lived radioisotopes (Pb-210, Th-234, Ra-226/228, Be-7, Cs-137, etc.) for sediment, tissue and water matrices via gamma emission detection
3. Sediment texture (grain size) via settling tube and pipette
4. Sediment composition (total organic matter, carbonate) via combustion and acid leaching
5. Elemental analysis (XRF, ICP-MS)
6. Mineralogy (XRD)
7. Chlorophyll and phaeophyta (via spectrophotometry, spectrofluorometry)
8. Nutrient analysis (N,P) via spectrophotometry
9. Stable oxygen and carbon isotopes (δ13C and δ18O), primarily from marine carbonates (SIRMS)
10. Microplastic characterization via fluorescent microscopy