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Studying past climates using stable isotopes

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The study of past climates (paleoclimatology) offers an opportunity to improve the predictability of future climate change. The stable isotopes of boron (δ11B) and oxygen (δ18O) are two important variables used to reconstruct climate in a variety of natural archives.

Isotopic analysis in forensic geography

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Using isotopic analysis of skeletal remains and forensic evidence, one can reconstruct human profiles, analyse the environmental conditions antemortem and estimate the time of death. Other forensics-related investigations using isotope geochemistry include the analysis of trace evidence materials as well as provenancing illegal wildlife, bullets, narcotics, and other forensic evidence.

Tracing the diet of herbivores and omnivores through isotopic analysis

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Understanding the movement of herbivores across a landscape and ecological dynamics through time is important for current conservation and ecosystem management, while providing valuable insights into evolution and adaptation. Documented historical evidence in the relationship between organisms and their surrounding vegetation is generally limited and thus isotopic analysis of fossils can provide valuable insights into this important area of research.

Isobar’s Pb Isotopes Webinar

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Register here to view Isobar Science’s free webinar on Lead Isotopes and Applications.
Live Webinar: March 24, 2021 – 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Speakers: Dr. Maren Pauly and Dr. Arash Sharifi

Radiocarbon vs U-Th Dating

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The analysis of the uranium-thorium (U-Th) decay chain can be used to date a variety of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) bearing samples, including cave deposits (e.g. speleothems), calcium carbonate rock, corals, shells and (in some cases) bones. This method can be used to date samples existing from present day until 500,000 calendar years before present.

Isobar’s Geochemistry of Strontium Isotopes Webinar

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Register here to view Isobar Science’s free webinar on Strontium Isotopes available on demand.
Live Webinar: February 17, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Arash Sharifi, VP of Lab Operations at Isobar Science

Isobar’s U-Th Dating Webinar

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Register to watch Isobar’s U-Th Dating Webinar on-demand.
Live Webinar: January 27, 2021
Speaker: Dr. Maren Pauly, Beta Analytic and Isobar Science Account Manager

Isobar Science 2021 Holiday Schedule

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Please be informed the lab will be closed on the following dates:
January 1, 2021 New Years Day; January 18, 2021 MLK Day; May 31, 2021 Memorial Day; July 5, 2021 Independence Day; September 6, 2021 Labor Day; November 11, 2021 Veterans Day; November 25-26, 2021 Thanksgiving; December 23, 2021 until January 2, 2022 Christmas and New Year’s

Isobar Science & Beta Analytic’s Webinar: Boron Isotopes

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View Isobar’s Boron Isotopes free webinar on-demand.
Live Webinar: November 12, 2020 – 12:00 PM EST
Speaker: Sean Ahearn, Project Manager for Water Services at Beta Analytic

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Isobar Science Presents at EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online

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The EGU General Assembly 2020 has moved online. EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online is free and open to anyone, no registration required. So, come hear Isobar Science research & development scientist Dr. Arash Sharifi present evidence from Iranian stalagmites that early human mobility in SW Asia was driven by regional climate change events.

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Isobar Science Offers High-quality Isotopic Analysis

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Isobar Science is a subsidiary of radiocarbon dating and biobased testing laboratory Beta Analytic. Isobar Science provides high-quality stable isotope analysis with timely data for the following services: Sr isotopes, U-Th dating, Pb isotopes, B isotopes, Sr-Nd-Hf isotopic ratios.

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