Fee Schedule

Elemental (and selected isotopic) measurements can be made on aqueous solutions and on solids. Rates listed below should be used in when grant proposal budgets (please consult the PAL director first) and in planning future analytical work. Separate rates are listed for commercial, research, and "in house" users, defined as follows:

• Commercial rates are charged to an outside commercial contract (samples are give to KU- PAL and we prepare and analyze the samples, and calculated and report the results).

• Research rates are for the same service, but charged to a research grant. Collaboration is usually expected.

• In-house rates apply when sample preparation, instrument operation, and data reduction are carried out by the requester (either KU staff or a KU visitor). Requestor must be approved by the PAL director before using any of the facilities. Usually this means satisfactory completion of GEOL 791 (Analytical Techniques in Geochemistry—ICPMS, ICPAES, LAM) as well as further one-on-one training.

Rates are on a cost-per-sample basis or per hour basis. Note that billing for machine time will include billing for warm-up time.

Please contact Dr. Gwen Macpherson, PAL director, if you are interested in having samples analyzed at KU-PAL.

KU PAL Rates Effective: Jan 1, 2003

	Commercial	Research	In-House
Sample preparation
Sample Prep. (LiBO2 fusion for ICPAES measurements, only)	$25	$20	$10
Sample Prep. (HF:HNO3 digestion)	$25	$20	$10
Sample Powdering (in Al)	$20	$10	(no charge)
Sample mounting for laser ablation	$50	$40	$10
Sample Analysis
ICPAES Major Elements for water^1 dissolved rocks^2	$25	$15	$10
ICPAES Machine Time (per hour)	$50	$30	$20
ICPMS Pulse Counting Analysis for water^1 dissolved rocks^2	$50	$30	$20
ICPMS Analog Analysis for dissolved rocks^2	$50	$30	$20
ICPMS Machine Time (per hour)	$100	$60	$40
LAM-ICPMS Machine time (per hour)	$125	$75	$50

¹ For water, the following menus are typical:

ICPAES Major Elements: Ca, Mg, Sr, Ba, Na, K, Fe, Mn, Zn, B, Si, Al

ICPMS Pulse Counting Detector: U, Th, Pb, Ba, Sb, Cd, Mo, Y, Sr, Se, As, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Cr, V

² For digested rocks, the following menus are typical:

ICPAES Major Elements: P, Si, Mn, Fe, Mg, Ti, Ca, Al, Na, K

ICPMS Pulse Counting Detector: Rb, Cs, Nb, REE, Hf, Ta, U, Th, Pb

ICPMS Analog Detector: Mg, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba

Other element concentrations can be determined. Please consult with the KU-PAL Director. Prices may change at any time. Always consult with the PAL Director before using the above rates.

To estimate per-sample cost:

Rock or soil samples, complete sample preparation and analysis for major elements by ICPAES:

Commercial user:

$20/sample for powdering

$25/sample for preparation (fusion)

$25/sample for ICPAES analysis

$70 per sample

Faculty member, student, or researcher with funded research (e.g., NSF grant):

$10/sample for powdering

$20/sample for preparation (fusion)

$15/sample for ICPAES analysis =

$45 per sample

Rock or soil samples, digestion of powdered samples and analysis of the digests for major elements by ICPAES, and minor and trace elements by ICPMS (analog mode and pulse-counting mode):

Commercial user:

$25/sample for preparation (fusion) and $25/ sample for acid digestion

$25/sample for ICPAES analysis and $50/sample for ICPMS-analog analysis

$50/sample for ICPMS-PC analysis

$50 per sample and $125 per sample

Total cost: $175 per sample

Faculty member, student, or researcher with funded research (e.g., NSF grant):

$20/sample for preparation (fusion) and $20/ sample for acid digestion

$15/sample for ICPAES analysis and $30/sample for ICPMS-analog analysis

$30/sample for ICPMS-PC analysis

$35 per sample and $80 per sample

Total cost: $115 per sample

To estimate hourly cost:

A typical solution-mode, ICPMS (pulse counting or analog detector) analysis for eight samples analyzed in duplicate, with standards, blanks, and drift correctors, for up to 30 masses (elements), takes approximately five hours plus one hour of warm-up time.

A typical ICPAES analysis for eight samples analyzed in duplicate, with standards, blanks, and drift correctors, for up to 15 wavelengths (elements), takes approximately six hours plus one hour of warm-up time.

A typical LAM-ICPMS analysis for 16 ablations (pits) on a single sample, with standards, for up to 40 masses (elements), takes approximately four hours plus one hour of warm-up time.