Dear Patrick You can run the samples on my Optima if you want to. I use the Optima for my doubly labeled water samples (2-H and 18-O) . We don't have that many samples at the moment (bloody holidays as you call it). It is not to far from Liege so you can bring them over. I think it is best to bring your own standards. You can contact me by E-mail or phone. Loek Wouters Maastricht University Dept. of Human Biology Universiteitssingel 50 6229 ER Maastricht The Netherlands Tel.: +31 43 3881622 [log in to unmask] >Dear IRMSers, > >Due to a serious vacuum problem with my Optima (turbo crashed) which >occurred this week-end, and to the delay for having spare parts (bloody >holidays), I'm a bit disappointed. >I have 4 (four) water samples to be analyzed urgently with respect to delta >D and delta O18. I'm searching for a lab where they could be performed (if >possible not too far from Belgium). >Thanks for your help. > >Pat > > >__________________________________________________________ > >Patrick DAUBY >Universite de Liege >Laboratoire d'Oceanologie >Unite de Recherche en Biogeochimie des Isotopes Stables (URBIS) >B6 Sart Tilman >B-4000 Liege, Belgium >Phone: +32.4.3663322 - 3663307 >Fax: +32.4.3663325 >Beep: 0454.700.671 (inside Benelux only) >WWW: http://www.ulg.ac.be/oceanbio/urbis.htm >__________________________________________________________