Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage – Radiocarbon laboratory
Jubelpark 1, 1000 Brussel, B
Contact
Mark Van Strydonck
mark.vanstrydonck@kikirpa.be
32(0)27396702
Research line
Ecology
Topics
Measurement of the stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) in
archaeological bone collagen in order to determine the general types of dietary patterns in archaeological human populations’
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 14C
Instruments
No own instruments
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Marine Microbiology & Biogeochemistry
https://www.nioz.nl/en/about/mmb
PO Box 59, 1790 AB den Burg
Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ ‘t Horntje, Texel, NL
Contact
Marcel van der Meer
Marcel.van.der.Meer@nioz.nl
31(0)222369568
Research line
Geology, Paleoclimatology, Ecology
Topics
paleoenvironmental research
paleoclimatological research
ecological research
microbiological research
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H
Instruments
GC/IRMS, EA/C/IRMS, HT-EA/IRMS, GC/TC/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS, (DI-IRMS Kiel)
Thermo Delta Plus with GC and combustion III interface
Thermo Delta V with GC and combustion III interface
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink I, Conflo IV (Combustion and Thermal Conversion)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C&TC) and EA Isolink (C&TC)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C & N module)
Thermo Delta V with GC Isolink II, Conflo IV (C) and gas bench II
Thermo Delta V with EA
Elementar vario ISOTOPE cube with isoprime vision
Kiel 253 with Kiel IV Carbonate device (Department of Ocean Systems, 18O)
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research – Yerseke
PO Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke
Korringaweg 7, 4401 NT Yerseke, NL
Contact
31(0)113577335
Research line
Ecology
Topics
Marine Ecosystem studies:
Quantification of the transfer of Carbon and Nitrogen in aquatic food webs.
Chemoautotrophy in marine sediments: processes and communities.
N2 fixation in pelagic cyanobacteria and in microbial mats
Linking microbial community structure and functioning in marine sedimentsSpatial Ecology: Ecosystem engineering in estuarine populations
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O
Instruments
EA/C/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LC/C/IRMS
EA-IRMS, Thermo, Delta-V
LC-C-IRMS, Thermo, Delta-V
GC-C-IRMS, Thermo, Delta-plus
SGS Belgium – IAC
Polderdijkweg 16, 2030 Antwerpen
Contact
Marc van Ryckeghem
marc.vanryckeghem@sgs.com
32(0)35458590
Research line
Environmental Forensics
Topics
focus: oil spills source investigations
also interest:
authenticity control, anti counterfeiting and tracking the origin of illicit drugs
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 34S
Instruments
GC/IRMS, EA/C/IRMS
EA/IRMS (Thermo, Flash HT/ ConFlo IV/MAT 253)
GC/C/IRMS (Thermo, 7890A Agilent Technologies/GCIsolink/ConFlo IV/MAT 253)
Utrecht University – Earth Sciences
PO Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht
Princetonlaan 8, 3584 CB Utrecht, NL
Stable Isotope Lab
nanoSIMS
Contact
Michiel Kienhuis
m.v.m.kienhuis@uu.nl
31(0) 6 37338646
Research line
Ecology, Geology, Microbiology, Paleoclimatology
Topics
Stratigraphy & paleontology : astronomical timescales and paleoclimate
Marine Geochemistry and Chemical Oceanography: marine sediments /overlying water column, eastern Mediterranean.
Organic Geochemistry: the natural environment (i.e. water, soil, sediments), rocks and fossil fuels.
Experimental Biogeochemistry: environmental relevant processes under controlled conditions.
Geochemical Modeling: improving the quantitative understanding of the cycling of bioactive elements.
Petrology group: stable isotope biomarkers for early life. Volcanism crater lakes and natural pollution.
Paleoecology
Biomarine Sciences: studying Paleoclimate
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 18O, 2H, 32S, 37Cl, Clumped oxygen isotopes (and others, like 29Si, 44Ca and heavier elements with nanoSIMS)
Instruments
DI-IRMS ISOCARB, DI-IRMS Kiel, EA/C/IRMS, TOC/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, LA/IRMS, GC/IRMS, nanoSIMS
Thermo Finnigan MAT253 with Kiel-IV Device.
Thermo DeltaV with isolink Elemental Analyser and/or TCEA.
Thermo DeltaplusXP with GC-C-III.
Thermo Delta-V with laser-ablation/GC-C-III.
Thermo Delta-V with either a GasBench-II or a GC-C-III.
Thermo 253Plus plus with a Kiel-IV for clumped carbonate isotopes.
Elementar VisION with Agilent 8890 and GC5 combustion/pyrolysis interface.
Cameca NanoSIMS 50L for multi elemental and stable isotope ratio measurements and imaging.
A set of vacuum lines for offline preparation of samples.
Utrecht University – Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU)
PO Box 80005, 3508 TA Utrecht
Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht, NL
Contact
Prof. Dr. Thomas Roeckmann
T.Roeckmann@uu.nl
31(0)302533858
Research line
Atmospheric Research
Topics
Investigation of the global hydrogen cycle with isotope measurements
– Source apportionment of carbon aerosol by 14C measurements and modeling
– Inverse modeling of methane using isotopes
– Mass Independent Fractionation (INTRAMIF project):
* CO2+O3 isotope exchange via O(1D) and stratospheric CO2
* Mass Independent Fractionation in Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide and the reaction CO+OH
* Isotope effects in ozone formation and destruction reactions
– Historical budgets of methane and nitrous oxide using air trapped in ice cores
– Isotope measurements on volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere
– Study of the hydrological cycle using new satellite-borne isotope measurements
Isotopes
13C, 15N, 17O, 18O, 2H, 14C
2H (H2, CH4, H2O), 14C (C, CH4), 17O and 18O (CO2, CO), 17O (O3), 15N (N2O)
Instruments
DI-IRMS, GC/IRMS, GC/C/IRMS, GC/P/IRMS
ThermoFinnigan DeltaPlus XL, dual inlet
ThermoFinnigan DeltaPlus XL, continuous flow, 2×
Thermo DeltaV Advantage, continuous flow?
DeltaPlus XP, continuous flow, 2×
Wageningen University – Animal Nutrition Group
PO Box 338,6700 AH Wageningen
De Elst 1, 6708 WD Wageningen,NL
Contact
Joost van den Borne
joost.vandenborne@wur.nl
31(0)317482912
Research line
Health and Disease
Topics
Measuring post-absorptive processes in animals, e.g. nutrient oxidation, nutrient fluxes (such as entry rates, turnover and nutrient cycling). Nutrients of study include glucose, amino acids, urea, short chain fatty acids, long chain fatty acids and lactate
Measuring digestive processes, incl. gastric emptying, passage rates of labeled ingredients,
urea recycling (ruminants), uric acid recycling (poultry), absorption rates of short chain fatty acids (ruminants), fermentation.
Isotopes
13C, 15N
Instruments
GC/C/IRMS, SIRIS, EA/C/IRMS
