Ref | Item | Equipment Purpose | Unit | Internal Rate * | External Rate ** | Commercial Rate *** |
AAL-ML-1 | Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) (Thermo Scientific iCAP 6300) | Water quality (either major cationic elements (Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, and Si) or trace metals (As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn), other trace metals upon request (B, Ag, Cd, Co, Hg, Mo, Se Tl)) | per sample | $65 | $75 | $101 |
AAL-ML-2 | Gallery™ Discrete Analyzer (Thermo Scientific) | Water quality (nutrients) | per sample | $30 | $35 | $47 |
AAL-ML-3a | Capillary Ion Chromatograph system (Dionex ICS-5000 with auto sampler) | Water quality (inorganic anions (e.g., nitrate, sulfate, chloride, bromide), organic acids (e.g., acetate, butyrate, succinate)) | per sample (for 7 inorganic anions only) | $40 | $46 | $62 |
AAL-ML-3b | " " | " " | per sample (for 7 inorganic ions plus organic acids) | $50 | $58 | $78 |
AAL-ML-4 | Total Organic C, Total N Analyzer (Shimadzu TOC-LCPH/CPN with auto injector) | Water quality (organic and inorganic carbon and total nitrogen) | per sample | $40 | $46 | $62 |
AAL-ML-5 | Gas Chromatograph (Shimadzu) | Greenhouse and standard gas analysis | per sample | $65 | $75 | $101 |
AAL-ML-6 | Water Isotope Analyzer (Picarro L2130-i Isotope and Gas Concentration Analyzer) | Water quality (δ18O and δD for Isotopic H2O) | per sample | $40 | $46 | $62 |
AAL-ML-7 | Carbon-13 CH4/CO2 Isotope Analyzer (Picarro G2201-i Isotopic Analyzer) | Greenhouse gas analysis (δ13C- CH4 and CO2) | per sample | $50 | $58 | $78 |
AAL-ML-8 | UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (Thermo Evolution 260) | Water quality (nutrients, chlorophyll-a) | per sample | $35 | $40 | $54 |
AAL-ML-9 | Voltammeter (Metrohm 797 VA Computrace voltammeter with autosampler) | Trace analysis (metal speciation) | per sample | $65 | $75 | $101 |
AAL-ML-10 | Atomic fluorescence (AFS) (PSAnalytical PSA 10.055 Millenium Excalibur with PSA 20.400 Autosampler) | Trace analysis (measures total arsenic (10 ppt) and selenium (2 ppt) in aqueous samples) | per sample | $65 | $75 | $101 |
AAL-ML-11 | HPLC coupled to Atomic fluorescence (HPLC-UV-HG-AFS) (Agilent HPLC used in conjunction with the Millenium Excalibur) | Trace analysis (selenium speciation) | per sample | $65 | $75 | $101 |
AAL-ML-12 | Multimeterprobes (ThermoScientific Orion VersaStar) | Probes for: • pH • Eh/ORP (redox potential) • Electrical conductivity • Temperature • Dissolved oxygen | per day | $100 | $115 | $155 |
AAL-ML-13 | Multi-mode plate Reader, Flex Station 3, Molecular | Devices Automated well plate reader, Fluorescence, Absorbance, Luminescence | per day | $125 | $144 | $194 |
AAL-L-14 | Standard equipment (1) | Autoclave (Tuttnauer model 3850E Electronic Tabletop) Analytical balance (Mettler Toledo XS205 Dual Range) Weigh scales (Mettler Toledo New Classic MF) Dishwasher (Miele Professional) Sterile laminar flow hoods (AirClean) Oven (ThermoScientific Heratherm) Centrifuge (ThermoScientific Sorvall ST16R) Temperature-controlled incubators | per day | $100 | $115 | $155 |
AAL-ML-15 | Standard equipment (2) | Temperature-controlled chambers Anaerobic chambers | per day | $125 | $144 | $194 |