Published May 2007 | Version v1
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Reporting of variations in the natural isotopic composition of mercury

Creators

  • 1. University of Michigan, Biogeochemistry and Environmental Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Description

High-precision measurements of natural variations in the stable isotopic composition of mercury show great promise as a new tracer of mercury sources and chemical transformations in the environment. We strongly suggest that all laboratories adopt a common means of data correction, standardization, and nomenclature in order to ensure that data from various laboratories can be easily evaluated and compared. We make suggestions for mass bias correction, reporting of mass-dependent and mass-independent isotope variations, and a standard protocol for reporting analytical uncertainties. We also present our measured values for isotope ratios in several mercury standard solutions. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-007-1236-9

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s00216-007-1236-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Journal Volume
388
Journal Issue
2
Series
Mercury Analysis
Journal Page Range
p. 353-359
ISSN
1618-2642

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
38055165
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; DATA COVARIANCES; ICP MASS SPECTROSCOPY; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS; ISOTOPE RATIO; MERCURY ISOTOPES; NATURAL OCCURRENCE; POLLUTION SOURCES; QUALITY CONTROL; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRACER TECHNIQUES
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY