Dear Listmembers,
On a related note to Juske's post, is it necessary to freeze-dry samples before
putting them into a plasma asher or can they go in as wet sediment in the case
of lake core samples?
Reed McEwan
Univ of Minnesota
Stable Isotope Lab
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> Dear Eric:
> You posted a question last month at ISOGEOCHEM regarding companies
> selling a plasma asher. I'm also looking for it for pretreating carbonate
> samples. Did you receive any tips regarding this issue? I'd appreciate your
> sending of information.
> Best wishes,
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