CERC.OCEAN

Chemistry Laboratory

IntercomparisonTeam_Jan2019
An International Inter-Comparison
A novel d13C-DIC international inter-comparison was spearheaded by CERC.OCEAN members Lin Cheng, Claire Normandeau, and Dr. Doug Wallace

The full-text article, published in Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, can be accessed .

The CERC.OCEAN laboratory focuses on chemical oceanography with a number of high-quality instruments. To see what instruments, techniques, and measurements we are conducting within this laboratory, please see the list below:

Current Instrumentation and Analysis

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Thermo Delta V IRMS

未15N on nitrates, nitrites, and ammonia

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Picarro L2130-i Water Isotope Analyzer

未18O and 未2D

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Elementar MicroCube and Isoprime 100

未15N and 未13C in bulk organic and inorganic solids

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Apollo acidification system coupled to a听Picarro G2201-i analyzer

未13C in Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC-C13)

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Guildline 8410A Salinometer

Salinity

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Skalar SAN++ Continuous Flow Nutrient Analyzer

Nutrients

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Dickson Total Alkalinity Titrator

Total Alkalinity in seawater & freshwater

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Apollo Spectrophotometric Seawater pH Analyzer

pH

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Winkler Oxygen Titrator

Dissolved Oxygen

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Agilent 7890B Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer 5977A

Halocarbon Gases concentrations

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Agilent 7890B Series Gas Chromatograph - an Agilent 7697A Headspace Sampler 听

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)听in water

Shimadzu TOC-L Analyzer

Total Organic Carbon in water

Method Under Development

Picarro G5131-i听Analyzer - nitrous oxide isotopes and concentration

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Laboratory Analytical Service 听

Analytical services is available on a cost-recovery basis. The following list includes our services and the corresponding prices (in Canadian dollars) for different types of customers. Please contact our lab manager Claire Normandeau (c.normandeau@dal.ca) for inquiry.

CERC.OCEAN LABORATORY PRICE LIST (Jan 2026)

Analysis Can. Academic Private/ Gov./ Intl. Academic
% N, % C, 未15N and 未13C in solids $24.10 $33.70
%N, % C only $18.35 $26.70
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)- 未15N  $37.70 $51.00
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) - 未13C $22.60 $32.60
Dissolved Organic Carbon $24.00 $33.40
Nitrous Oxide $18.30 $26.30
Carbon Dioxide $18.30 $26.30
Methane $18.30 $26.30
Oxygen (Winkler's titration) $18.90 $26.90
Salinity $19.00 $28.00
Total Alkalinity $26.00 $37.00
pH $22.00 $32.00
Nutrients (NO2-, NO3-, PO43-, SiO4-, NH4+) $21.30 $33.30
Dilutions $17.00 $29.00
One or two nutrients only $19.30 $31.30
Dilutions $15.00 $27.00

Prices are per sample and in Canadian dollars.

All prices are subject to change without notice.