General Info
Service/Purpose
The Trent Water Quality Centre (WQC) is the most comprehensive mass spectrometry
facility in Canada that generates baseline and time-sensitive data via measuring isotopes
and trace amounts of organic and inorganic contaminants in biological material (food
products, plants, invertebrates, bird eggs and feathers, fur), sediments, soils, fly ash,
municipal wastewaters, industrial by-products, process waters and other environmental
compartments.
Our analyses to generate data include:
• stable isotopes (eg. δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, deuterium, Mg, Fe, Zn, Hg, U) and radiogenic
(eg. Sr, Pb, Nd) isotope ratios
• single particle analysis
• emerging contaminants (eg. pharmaceuticals, personal care products)
• volatile fatty acids (VFAs)
• total Hg (no sample preparation required for solids)
• transition metal scans
• determination of low concentrations (ppt or ppq) of most metals
• P, S, Ca, Mg, Na, K analyses
Location
Trent University
Facility Lead
Marguerite A. Xenopoulos
Primary Contacts
| Name | Role | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Marguerite A. Xenopoulos | Email: mxenopoulos@trentu.ca Phone: (705) 748-1011 ext: 7699 | |
| Lab contact information | Email: waterqualitycentre@trentu.ca Phone: ESC A146 ext.7675; ESC A143 ext. 7676 |
Fee for Service
| Ref | Item | Equipment Purpose | Unit | Internal Rate * | External Rate ** | Commercial Rate *** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WQC-ML-1 | ICP-MS Acid digestion A,B - Open vessel hotplate digestion (aqua regia or HNO3) | per sample | $30 | $45 | $60 | |
| WQC-ML-2 | Water sample preparation A - Acidify with HNO3 | per sample | $1 | $1.5 | $2 | |
| WQC-ML-3 | - Filter to < 0.45 μm | per sample | $5 | $7.50 | $10 | |
| WQC-ML-4 | Sample dilution | per sample | $2 | $3 | $4 | |
| WQC-ML-5 | ICP-QQQ-MS solution analysis A,C - Multi-element D | per sample | $20 | $30 | $60 | |
| WQC-ML-6 | ICP-QQQ-MS solution analysis A,C – REEs E | per sample | $10 | $15 | $30 | |
| WQC-ML-7 | Total Hg analysis (solid samples only) using Milestone DMAB | per sample | $15 | $30 | $60 | |
| WQC-ML-8 | Isotope ratio analysis by MC-ICP-MS | Please contact us | Please contact us | Please contact us | ||
| WQC-ML-9 | Stable Isotope C/N Isotopes (δ 15N, δ 13C, %N, %C) (solid samples only) | per sample | $16.50F | $33G | $66B | |
| WQC-ML-10 | Additional sample preparation, (washing of hair, freeze drying and homogenization) | per sample | Please contact us | Please contact us | Please contact us | |
| WQC-ML-11 | O/H Isotopes (δ 18O, δ 2H) | per sample | $15 | $30 | $60 | |
| WQC-ML-12 | Compound specific isotope ratio analysis by GC-IRMS | per sample | Please contact us | Please contact us | Please contact us | |
| WQC-ML-13 | Organics LC-MS/MS or GC-MS analysis of routine analytes H in ‘ready-to - samples | per sample | $50 | $100 | $200 | |
| WQC-ML-14 | Extraction of water samples and LC-MS/MS or GC-MS analysis of routine analytes H | per sample | $150 | $200 | $400 | |
| WQC-ML-15 | Extraction of solid samples I and LC-MS/MS or GC-MS analysis of routine analytes H | per sample | $200 | $250 | $500 | |
| WQC-ML-16 | Development of extraction and analysis methods for analytes not on our routine list | Please contact us | Please contact us | Please contact us | ||
| WQC-ML-17 | Extraction of water/solid sample and untargeted metabolomic analysis using LC-MS/MS | per sample | $250 | $300 | $600 | |
| WQC-ML-18 | Sample characterization using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry | Please contact us | Please contact us | Please contact us |
