General Info
Service/Purpose
The Centre for Cold Regions and Water Science (CCRWS) houses a variety of state-of-the-art analytical equipment that generates baseline and time-sensitive data.
The facility, which opened in 2013, is funded by Laurier, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI), and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
Location
Wilfrid Laurier University
Facility Lead
Jennifer Baltzer
Primary Contacts
| Name | Role | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Baltzer | Facility Lead | Email: jbaltzer@wlu.ca Phone: (519) 884-0710 ext: 4188 |
| Gena Braun | Primary Contact | Email: gbraun@wlu.ca Phone: (519) 884-0710 ext: 2484 |
Fee for Service
Lab Equipment & Services
| Ref | Item | Equipment Purpose | Unit | Internal Rate * | External Rate ** | Commercial Rate *** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCRWS-ML-1 | Total organic carbon analyzer system | per hour | $4.24 | $6.40 | $10.60 | |
| CCRWS-ML-2 | Soil and plant CHNS elemental analyzer (CHN Analysis) | per sample | $6.69 | $6.82 | $16.70 | |
| CCRWS-ML-3 | Soil and plant CHNS elemental analyzer (CHNS Analysis) | per sample | $13.27 | $13.53 | $33.20 | |
| CCRWS-ML-4 | Atomic Absorption Spectrometer - Graphite Furnace Mode | per hour | $11.67 | $11.91 | $29.20 | |
| CCRWS-ML-5 | Atomic Absorption Spectrometer - Flame Mode | per hour | $14.06 | $14.34 | $35.10 | |
| CCRWS-ML-6 | Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer | per hour | $23.49 | $23.96 | $58.70 | |
| CCRWS-ML-7 | Continuous Flow Elemental Autoanalyzer | per hour | $3.08 | $3.14 | $7.70 | |
| CCRWS-ML-8 | Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (ED-XRF) | per hour | $5.31 | $5.41 | $13.30 | |
| CCRWS-ML-9 | Microscope | per hour | $3.18 | $3.25 | $8.00 | |
| CCRWS-ML-10 | Ultrapure water system (Milli-Q) | per liter | $0.42 | $0.43 | $1.10 | |
| CCRWS-ML-11 | Autoclave | per hour | $0.96 | $0.97 | $2.40 | |
| CCRWS-ML-12 | SmartChem | per hour | $5.31 | $5.41 | $13.30 | |
| CCRWS-ML-13 | Chloride Analyzer | per hour | $5.31 | $5.41 | $13.30 | |
| CCRWS-ML-14 | Aqualog | per hour | $5.31 | $5.41 | $13.30 |
