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Faculty researchers at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health in the School of Public Health (SPH) and other departments in the UMD community analyze small molecules in a variety of natural products, environmental samples and human bio-samples. The identification and quantitation of trace contaminants in complex matrices, including food, air, water, soil and bio-fluids (blood, urine etc.) presents a formidable analytical challenge to exposure scientists and epidemiologists. The Core provides access to equipment that addresses these challenges, including an LC-MS/MS using triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, known as the gold standard in terms of sensitivity and accuracy.
Director: Dr. Amir Sapkota
Associate Director: Dr. Angus Murphy
Advisory Board: Drs. Amir Sapkota, Angus Murphy, Paul Turner and Don Milton
The Core is located in the School of Public Health, Room 2131B.
Instruments include:
- Agilent Instrument 6470 (LC-MS/MS): Agilent G6470CA Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
- Agilent HPLC System: G7120A 1300 bar UHPLC
The Agilent 6470 LC-MS/MS system is a bench-top triple quadrupole (QQQ) mass spectrometer capable of analyzing and quantitating very low-level trace compounds with extreme precision. It is designed to be coupled to a UHPLC system to provide compound separation prior to quantitation. Due to its ability to perform MS/MS analysis, the Agilent 6470 QQQ can obtain accurate quantitative information even in the presence of a high level of matrix interference. In addition, the MS/MS capabilities allow for the differentiation between compounds with the same molecular weight.
Please see the table below for rates based on hourly rental of the facility and/or services provided.
Service Rates
On-Campus | Off-Campus-Non-Profit | Off-Campus Commercial | |
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Option 1 (SPE* & Analysis) | $70 | $100 | $120 |
Option 2 (Analysis Only) | $45 | $60 | $80 |
Option 3 (Analysis Only - Large Numbers**) | $35 | $60 | $80 |
Option 4 (Hours) | $50 | $75 | $120 |
Option 4.1 (Hourly Instrument time only w/o labor) | $25 | $37.50 | $50 |
Option 5 (Method Development and Analysis of 10)*** | $5,000 | $7,500 | $10,000 |
*Solid Phase Extraction (SPE)
**More than 100 samples
***Analysis of 10 samples using the newly developed method.