Comprehensive Price List

PAYMENT: The CAIS accepts checks, bank wire transfers and major credit cards (VISA, Master Card, Discover Card and American Express). Checks MUST be drawn on a U.S. Bank, in U.S. dollars, and made payable to the Center for Applied Isotope Studies. For invoices paid by bank wire transfer, only one wire transfer fee will apply even if multiple invoices are paid. Contact Administrative Manager Juanita Strickland for further information: jstrick@uga.edu (706) 542-1395.

TURNAROUND TIMES: 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. Call ahead for rush jobs requiring less than the specified number of days for a rush sample.

PRICING: Prices may vary for non-profit vs. commercial entities. Non-profit entities include universities, museums, and federal, state or local governments. All prices are effective January 1, 2010.

SAMPLE SUBMISSION: Include a sample submission form with your package, specifying the analyses required, the contact name and address for the invoice, and the contact name and address for the results. Please package samples carefully so that they are not lost to spillage or breakage in trasit. If you have prepaid for samples, you must include the Invoice # assigned on all paperwork submitted, and as a part of the shipping address.


C-14: Radiocarbon Dating by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Analysis
 Material Submitted Submitter
Cost per Sample
Standard (2-4 weeks)
Cost per Sample
Rush (7 days)
14C and d13C Standard Sample*
(rec. quantity 2-5 mg)
Commercial $525 $850
Non profit $475 $800
14C and d13C Prepared Sample (e.g., collagen)
Commercial $450 $610
Non profit $400 $560
14C and d13C CO2 Gas
Commercial $350 $470
Non profit $300 $420
14C Graphite
(Call in advance)
Commercial $250 $320
Non profit $150 $250


*Note: Sample preparation charges are included (except for bone - $50 extra).

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C-14: Radiocarbon Dating by Liquid Scintillation Counting
Analysis
   Material Submitted    Submitter
Cost per Sample
Standard (2-4 weeks)
Cost per Sample
Rush (7 days)
   14C and d13C
Standard Sample* (rec quantity 2-5 g C)
  Commercial $385 $550
  Non profit $350 $500


 C-14: Biobased Product Testing (by ASTM 6866-11)
Analysis
 Method
Sample Type
or Size
Cost per Sample
Standard (2-4 wks)
 Cost per Sample
Rush (7 days) 		Cost per Sample
Rush (4 days)
   14C and d13C
Accelerator Mass
Spectronomy
-
$450
$750
$950
   14C and d13C
Liquid Scintillation
Counting
2-5g C
$300
$450
$650
 Natural Products Authenticity Testing
Analysis
 Method
Sample Type
or Size
Cost per Sample
Standard (2-4 wks)
 Cost per Sample
Rush (7 days) 		Cost per Sample
Rush (4 days)
14C and d13C
  Organic
Compounds
2-10g C
$260
$450$650
14C and d13C,
dD
  Organic
Compounds
2-10g C
$325
$540$750
14C and d13C
Small Samples
(requiring AMS)
2-10g C
$260
$450$650
Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses
Analysis
 Material
Recommended
Quantity
Cost
d13C
 Organic Compounds 20 mg C $40
d13C and dD
Organic Compounds20 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 $40
dD
   Water   5 ml $40
d13C on bioapatite
Bones and Teeth  5 g$75
d13C 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 ratioBones and Teeth
5 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
Alpha 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 Certfications
Product
 Count Time:
LS Counting
Count Time:
Gamma Spectroscopy
 Cost
Poultry Products
6,000 sec (100 minutes)12,000 sec (200 minutes)
     $1000
Other Food Products
6,000 sec (100 minutes)12,000 sec (200 minutes)Call for price
 XRF Analysis
Analysis
 Elements Analyzed Cost
Major Elements
by Li-borate Fusion		Na, Mg, Al, Si, P,
K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe		$40 per
group ($500
min.)
Trace elements
by pressed pellet		Routine analysis of
V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn,
Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb,
Ba, Th, Ce, La, Pb		$35 per
group ($500
min.)
Non-destructive
obsidian analysis		Mn, Fe, Zn, Ga, Rb,
Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Th		  $25 ($200
  minimum)
Obsidian source
samples
-
  No charge
Non-destructive
analysis of rhyolite,
slate, basalt,
and other rocks		Mn, Fe, Zn, Ga, Rb,
Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Th
$25 ($200
minimum)
Non-destructive
analysis of rhyolite,
slate, basalt,
and other rocks		All elements
$50 ($200
minimum)
Metals/alloys
 
-
$35 ($200
minimum)
Aerosol particulate
filters		 
 Coming soon
ROHS/WEE
 
Coming soon
Crushing, sieving,
or LOI		Also available: As,
Ga, Hf, Mo, S, Sn,
and U, but virtually
any element from Na
to U can be analyzed.		Call
Non-destructive Ba
determination in obsidian
rhyolite, slate, basalt,
and other rocks
Add $5
Ceramics
not submitted
as powder
 
 Add $10
Glazed Ceramics
not submitted
as powder
 
 Add $10
Rebagging (more than
one artifact included
in a bag)
$5 a bag
Washing dirty samples
 Add $10
Whiteout removal
 
 Add $10
Overnight FedEx/UPS
 
$30
Rapid turnaround (10
business days or less) 		 
Add 30%


All turnaround times quoted are in calendar days, EXCEPT RUSH JOBS which are in business days.



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