Lab Equipment and Services

TOC & TN Analyses: Cost per hour 40		Runtime (Hours)	Cost per sample
Analytes
TC Only		0.1	4
TOC Only		0.25	10
TN Only		0.35	14
TOC-TN		0.5	20

GC-MS Analyses; Cost Per Hour 50		Runtime (Hours)	Cost Per Sample
Analytes
Lignin Oxidation Products		0.8	40
TLEs or Fatty Acids or Alkanes or Sterols		1	50

HPLC Analyses; Cost Per Hour 70		Runtime (Hours)	Cost Per Sample
Analytes
Pigments		0.5	35
Amino Sugars		0.7	49
Amino Acids		1	70

LC-MS Analyses; Cost Per Hour 70		Runtime (Hours)	Cost Per Sample
Analytes
Amino Acids or Organophosphates		0.5	35
GDGTs (Glycerol Diakyl Glycerol Tetraethers)		2	140

Sample Preparation; Cost per hour 50	Batch Size	Runtime (Hours)	Cost Per Sample
Analytes
Particulate Organic Carbon	20	1	50
Total Organic Carbon	20	1	50
Lyophilization	20	1	50
Soil/Sediment Homogenization (Roller Mill)	20	1	50
Lipids	10	2	100
Amino Acid Hydrolysis	10	2	100
Amino Sugar Hydrolysis	10	2	100
Pigments	10	2	100
Dissolved Sterols	10	3	150
Lignin	10	4	200
Alkanes	10	4	200
Total Fatty Acids	10	6	300
Radiocarbon; vac line to graphite	1	5	250
Stirred-cell ultrafiltration	1	0.8	40