GC/MS Testing/Laboratory Recommendation

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Possibly a university lab could test for you ..

> and that's a place to start. Its what I use when I test oils here in

> Turkey.

 

Great idea! Does Purdue offer this? They seem to have a really nice

botanical(?) program going.

 

> Which lab is that? Its should not be a trade secret. ;-)

 

The Lab is Spectrix w/Elizebeth Van Buren. Spectrix is Mrs. Van Buren's

husband I believe.

They are connected as in, listed on NAHA yellow pages directory. Mrs. Van

Buren is Elizabeth Jones of NAHA listed as Pacific District Director

 

> For roughly $50 each I can get tests done at Mustafa Kemal University

> here .. so if you run into a blank wall .. I'll give you the contact

> point and they can take care of you.

 

Wow! Thanks so much! That sounds like a lovely idea! Great prices too, much

better than what I have found!

 

> Some say a 2-3 ml .. some want 5-10 ml .. and I have always suspected

> that those who want 5-10 ml have a pretty good stash of oil. ;-)

 

Would you say that requiring 10ml is a dishonest practice?

 

> Wackum from this end. Y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Thanks again Butch! Love, Paris

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Hey Paris,

 

> Hi All! I am wanting to have two oils tested. I have looked into who is

> doing this and can only come up with people who sell oils as well as test.

> Is this not good? Why?

 

I can think of no reason why its not good .. unless the one doing the

testing is the one who sold you the oil. Odds are against a lab

existing just for the purpose of testing EO .. that's not as big a thing

as some folks think. Possibly a university lab could test for you ..

and that's a place to start. Its what I use when I test oils here in

Turkey.

 

> One of the laboratories that I found is also connected with NAHA???

 

Hard to say if that's true or not. They might be listed under NAHA or

say they are approved or some such but I doubt if any lab is actually

connected to NAHA.

 

> Not sure what to think about that.

 

Which lab is that? Its should not be a trade secret. ;-)

 

> Anyway, does anyone have a recommendation for someone here in the US?

 

For roughly $50 each I can get tests done at Mustafa Kemal University

here .. so if you run into a blank wall .. I'll give you the contact

point and they can take care of you.

 

> Also, when you send a specimen, how much oil is needed for the test if it

> is just going to be a GC/MS?

 

Some say a 2-3 ml .. some want 5-10 ml .. and I have always suspected

that those who want 5-10 ml have a pretty good stash of oil. ;-)

 

> Thank you for your help in this.

> Love, Paris

 

Wackum from this end. Y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com