I am wondering if anyone can suggest why the Mass45 background (BGD) value would be negative, and how to correct for this. I am also getting very depleted isotopic values to go along with the negative BGD value. -- Charlotte Lehmann Research Technician Bates College Department of Geology 206A Carnegie Science Building 44 Campus Avenue Lewiston, ME 04240 Phone: 207-786-6485 FAX: 207-786-8334