Analytical Services
Analytical Services Updates
Date: Feb 23, 2023 - Be advised that due to the increased volume of field sample submissions, turnaround times are delayed up to eight weeks. Prior to submitting your samples, please contact the lab at biotron_analytical@uwo.ca for more information.Analytical Services
The Analytical Services laboratory is located on the lower ground floor of the Biotron. Providing analytical services for students, staff and faculty members on campus as well as researchers from other universities, government agencies and industries who need to know the chemical composition of a wide range of materials, from rocks, sediments, marine and glacial deposits, coal, ores, soil, water, air, and plants.
The laboratory is a fully equipped, central analytical laboratory with state-of-the-art instrumentation including inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (for mercury and methyl mercury), direct mercury analysis system, CHNS analyzer, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for environmental analyses.
Our technicians are highly skilled and able to assist you in your research goals. Be it questions regarding your samples or assistance on your lab equipment, we are here to help.