Over the years, Beta Analytic has provided high-quality radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, biobased carbon testing, renewable carbon testing of biofuels and waste-derived fuels including CO2 emissions, and carbon-14 analysis of natural products. In 2020, the lab started to offer specialized isotope services for geochronology, geochemical fingerprinting, and environmental source tracking through its subsidiary Isobar Science.
Isobar Science specializes in high-precision elemental analysis of isotopes, isotope ratios using wet chemistry, (LA-)MC-ICP-MS, and IRMS. Services include:
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87Sr/86Sr ratio — Strontium is a trace element present in rocks, soils, waters, animals, and plants. The 87Sr/86Sr ratio is used for several applications such as in geochemical fingerprinting and environmental source tracking. Sr isotope measurements can be conducted on various sample types such as water, forams, bones (ashed), mineral dust (ashed), igneous rocks, and shells, coral and carbonates.
U-Th Dating — As a radiometric dating technique used in the area of geochronology, U-Th dating is used to determine the age of carbonate material. Sample types accepted for U-Th dating include coral, stalagmite, and flowstone.
Boron Isotopes — Boron isotopic ratios are used for environmental source tracking and geochemical fingerprinting. Sample types for boron isotope measurements and concentration include water, coral, shells, and carbonates.
Pb Isotopes — Lead isotopic measurements are conducted for geochemical fingerprinting.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, February 6th, 2020 and is filed under Beta Analytic Updates .
