Pricing
Typical Fees
hese are basic prices for simple analyses; many analyses may have significantly different costs.
- Turnaround times can range from as little as a few days (with prior scheduling), up to several weeks depending on workload and complexity of sample preparation or instrument setup required.
- Please contact the Facility Manager with the specifics of your samples for a cost proposal and current scheduling.
| Analysis | Examples | Cost per Sample Boat or Injection | Setup Cost | Minumum Sample Count Requirements | Scheduling | Instrument Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk Samples by Flash Combustion Elemental Analysis | ||||||
| Bulk %C(org), %N, d13C(org) and d15N | Sediment, Soil, Plant Tissue, Marine Sediments | $16 | $0 | 192 Boats | As soon as instrument is free | Costech 4010 EA / Conflo II / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| " | " | $16 | $0 | None | No longer than 12 Weeks | " |
| " | " | $10 | $1200 | None | As scheduled | " |
| Bulk %C(org), %N, d13C(org) and d15N for samples with TOC < 0.2% | Sands, Petrogenic carbon | $20 | $1200 | None | As scheduled | Costech 4010 EA / Conflo II / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| Filters for amount of C(org) & N and d13C(org) & d15N | Water column samples, Culture experiments | $20 | $1200 | None | As scheduled | Costech 4010 EA / Conflo II / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| Bulk d15N (and TN) for samples with TN < 0.1%; samples run without acification (Requires prior analysis of %N) | Marine sediments | $10 | $1800 | None | As scheduled | Costech 4010 EA / Conflo II / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| Gas Chromatography Compound Specific d13C of Organics | ||||||
| Compound Specific GCirMS for d13C of Liquid Samples | FAMES, sterols, petroleum saturates fraction | $40 | $0 | 36 Injections of one fraction type from similarly sourced samples | As soon as instrument is free | Agilent 6890 GC / GC Combustion-III / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| " | " | $25 | $600 | < 36 Injections; One setup per fraction type or dissimilarly sourced samples | As soon as instrument is free | " |
| Gas Chromatography Compound Specific d13C of Gases and Light Hydrocarbons | ||||||
| Compound Specific GCirMS for d13C of CO2 | Sediment headspace, culture tube "Vacutainers" | $16 | $4800 | None | As scheduled | Agilent 6890 GC / GC Combustion-III / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| Compound Specific GCirMS for d13C of Methane | Sediment headspace, culture tube "Vacutainers" | $16 | $4800 | None | As scheduled | Agilent 6890 GC / GC Combustion-III / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| Compound Specific GCirMS for d13C of Ethane, Propane and Butane | Sediment headspace, culture tube "Vacutainers" | $80 | $4800 | None | As scheduled | Agilent 6890 GC / GC Combustion-III / Thermo DeltaVPlus |
| Gas Chromatography Compound Specific d15N or d18O of Organics | ||||||
| Compound Specific GCirMS for d15N | Amino acids (derivatized) | Inquire | As scheduled | Agilent 6890 GC / GC Combustion-III / Thermo DeltaVPlus | ||
| Compound Specific GCirMS for d18O | Sugars (derivatized) | Inquire | As scheduled | Agilent 6890 GC / GC Combustion-III / Thermo DeltaVPlus | ||
| Liquid Chromatography Compound Specific d13C of Organics | ||||||
| Compound Specfic LCirMS for d13C of water soluble organics |
Amino acids, nucleic acids, sugars. (All underivatized) |
Inquire | As Scheduled | Thermo Surveyor LC/ LC Isolink / Thermo DeltaVPlus | ||
Charging Protocol
WHOI Users
Monthly charges are made to PI’s accounts as work is completed
Non-WHOI Users
The Facility Manager will have a brief proposal sent to the user. The user then has their home institution provide a purchase order or credit card authorization to WHOI for the work to be done. Once the Facility Manger has completed the work, WHOI issues an invoice against the purchase order or credit card authorization.
Effective January 1, 2017, the Institution changed to a Modified Total Direct Cost accounting model. For 2021, all projects and charges, both internal and external, accrue a 64% surchage in support of overhead costs.
Facility Accounting Constraints
The Facility must charge a standard rate to all users for standard services, and the Facility must operate with zero profit/loss. The fees collected completely support the Facility, paying for:
- All Facility personnel salary and benefits for operation, maintenance, repairs, development and other incidental personnel expenses (meetings and seminars, Institutional and external, budgeting, reporting, etc.);
- Consumables and repair parts;
- All other laboratory and office costs for Facility operations and/or personnel.
To the extent practical, the charges for each analysis type or instrumental usage in the Facility reflect the actual cost of that activity.
Last updated: February 1, 2021