¹⁴C is measured by Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) or Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS).

Samples with ¹⁴C concentration similar to the concentration in the atmospheric CO₂ are made from plants. Samples with ¹⁴C concentration lower than atmospheric CO₂ are made out of fossil fuels or fossil fuel is added.

New in offer! Fast bio/fossil content LSC measurements¹ indicated by ¹⁴C.

In case when fast results are needed we can perform fast measurements. Below approximate prices are presented.

• up to 10 working days; base price + 300 PLN (no VAT)

For fast measurements please contact Adam.Michczynski@polsl.pl (tel.: +48 32-237-24-88 or +48 32-237-22-16) before samples submission.

The table presents routinely tested materials, approximate base prices and amount of samples.

Material	Measuring method	Amount of sample	Price (no VAT)
Solid fuel	LSC	10 g	575 PLN
Solid fuel	AMS	0.1 g	1300 PLN
Liquid fuel, lubricant2	LSC	10 ml	575 PLN
Liquid fuel, lubricant	AMS	0.5 ml	1300 PLN
Plastic (e.g. packaging)	LSC	10 g	575 PLN
Plastic (e.g. packaging)	AMS	0.1 g	1300 PLN
Vinegar3 (and products with vinegar)	LSC	0.5 L 10% vinegar	775 PLN
Other	We preform 14C measurements in other materials (alcoholic beverages, CO2, ...). Please, contact Adam.Michczynski@polsl.pl, tel.: +48 32-237-24-88 or +48 32-237-22-16.

¹ New method of fast measuring ¹⁴C with the use of LSC was developed in GADAM Centre of Excellence (patent pending). Method allows for a precise and low level ²²²Rn measurements and its effect on ¹⁴C measurement. This allows to avoid 30 day delay which is needed to obtain reliable results.

² GADAM Centre of Excellence, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology developed a new method of measuring ¹⁴C in liquid organic flammable materials (patent pending).

³ GADAM Centre of Excellence, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology developed a new method of measuring ¹⁴C in the vinegar and products with vinegar (patent pending).