Bloomsbury Environmental Isotope Facility

The Bloomsbury Environmental Isotope Facility (BEIF) houses 2 continuous-flow (ThermoFisher Delta V) mass spectrometers with a variety of peripheral systems capable of measuring stable isotopes (δ²H, δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N, δ¹⁸O, and  δ³⁴S) generated from a variety of materials; a Cavity RingDown Spectrometer (Picarro L2130-i) for δ¹⁸O and δD in waters; and a Nu Perspective IS, for clumped isotopes measurements in carbonates.

Our expertise

UCL's BEIF laboratory has substantial expertise analyzing stable isotope (inorganic and organic). All BEIF detailed equipment can be found by selecting navigational tabs in the left panel of this site.

What we do

We analyze materials for research projects (including Masters and Ph.D. projects) as well as materials received from colleagues external to UCL. The variety of peripherals in the BEIF laboratory allows us to analyze carbonates (sediments, speleothem, foraminifera, ostracods, corals, fish otoliths, belemnites..), bulk organic matter as well as samples from cave deposits, archaeological materials (bone, teeth, hair & plants), rocks and water.