OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Fee Schedule

Prices effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Contact the Laboratory Supervisor for more information.

Analyses
Method Fee
Alkalinity (total as calcium carbonate) Electrometric titration to pH 4.5 17.00
Anions; chloride, sulfate (fluoride and bromide also available; nitrate and phosphorus for some matrices) Ion Chromatography 21.00 setup fee, 7.00 each anion
Color (visual comparison) Color Kit 5.00
Conductivity Wheatstone Bridge 15.00
pH Glass electrode 11.00
Silicon (Si) Molybdate 22.00
Turbidity Turbidimeter 15.00
Carbon
Dissolved or Total Inorganic Carbon Sparge-Infrared 23.00
Dissolved or Total Organic Carbon Combustion-Infrared 23.00
Cations
Calcium Atomic Absorption Spectrometry 18.00
Magnesium Atomic Absorption Spectrometry 18.00
Potassium Atomic Absorption Spectrometry 18.00
Sodium Atomic Absorption Spectrometry 18.00
Nitrogen
Ammonia (NH3-N) Salicylate 22.00
Nitrate & Nitrite (NO2-N + NO3-N) Cadmium reduction 22.00
Nitrite (NO2-N) Diazotization 23.00
Total Dissolved Nitrogen Persulfate Digestion 32.00
Total Nitrogen Persulfate Digestion 32.00
Phosphorus
OrthoPhosphorus (PO4-P) Ascorbic Acid 22.00
Total Dissolved Phosphorus Persulfate Digestion 32.00
Total Phosphorus Persulfate Digestion 32.00
Solids
Dissolved and/or Total Total filtrable residue 22.00
Suspended Total nonfiltrable residue 20.00
Database Services
Method Fee
Annual Summary 35.00/year
Hardness Calculation of Ca & Mg 2.00
Ion Balance Calculation 1.50
Laboratory Services
Method Fee
Bottle cleaning (double fee for new bottles) Acid with 1.0 N HC1 4.00 ea
Carboy cleaning (rewash/new) Acid with 1.0 N HC1 6.00/16.00
Charge for laboratory services 94.00/hr
Filtering (<= 2 liters) GF/F filter paper 23.00
Filters, prewashed (47mm/90mm) GF/F or GF/C filter paper 3.00/6.00