Sample Types

If you are interested in analyzing a sample type not listed here please contact NOSAMS.

Sample Type	Process	Fee Type
Organic Carbon
Aerosols	Organic Combustion	Contact staff
Black Carbon	Organic Combustion	Contact staff
Bone Collagen	Organic Combustion	Organic Carbon
Charcoal	Organic Combustion	Organic Carbon
Compound-specific	Organic Combustion	Organic Carbon
Dissolved Organic Carbon DOC	Organic UV Oxidation	DOC Water
Plant/Wood	Organic Combustion	Organic Carbon
Sediment (total organic)	Organic Combustion	Organic Carbon
Inorganic Carbon
Coral	Acidification	Carbonate Minerals
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC)	Water Strip/REDICS	DIC Water
- Groundwater DIC	Water Strip/REDICS	DIC Water
- Lake or Pond DIC	Water Strip/REDICS	DIC Water
- Pore Water DIC	Water Strip/REDICS	DIC Water
- Seawater DIC	Water Strip/REDICS	DIC Water
Foraminifera	Acidification	Carbonate Minerals
Mollusc	Acidification	Carbonate Minerals
Mortar	Acidification	Contact staff
Sediments (carbonates)	Acidification	Carbonate Minerals
Other
CO₂ Gas	Gas Sample	CO₂ Gas
Methane		Contact staff
Graphite	Target Press	Graphite
Contamination check/swipes	Sealed-tube	swipe
Reconnaissance carbonate	Acidification	GIS (carbonate)
Ramped pyrolysis/oxidation		Contact staff
Single step graphite		Contact staff
Consultative services
Compound-specific techniques		Contact staff
Complex chemical separation and purification		Contact staff
Contamination avoidance		Contact staff

Note regarding small sample analysis: Under present procedures, samples less than 9 µmol and as small as 2 µmol are processed automatically using small-sample techniques. Largely because special standards are required, an additional fee applies to samples in this size range. We encourage you to contact Dr. Roberta Hansman to discuss your research goals prior to submission of samples in this category. See submission details in the table above for more size-specific information.

For more background information on small sample techniques at NOSAMS see Pearson et al, 1998. Microscale AMS ¹⁴C measurements at NOSAMS (pdf): (Proceedings of the 16th International Radiocarbon Conference, 1997), Radiocarbon, 40:61-75.