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Effect of dissolved organic nitrogen contamination on δ15 N-NH4 determination in water samples by modification of the diffusion method with gas-phase trapping.
Cao, Thi Thuy Hai; Nakamura, Takashi; Saiki, Makoto; Ta, Thi Thao; Toyama, Tadashi; Nishida, Kei.
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  • Cao TTH; Special Graduate Program on River Basin Environmental Science, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
  • Nakamura T; Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
  • Saiki M; Special Graduate Program on River Basin Environmental Science, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
  • Ta TT; Faculty of Chemistry, Vietnam National University - University of Science, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Toyama T; Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
  • Nishida K; Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom ; 32(8): 635-638, 2018 Apr 30.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29484730
RATIONALE: The isotopic tracer technique is widely used to identify the sources and fate of nitrogen (N) in order to understand the N cycle and contamination in water environments. The stable isotope ratio of ammonium is expected to greatly enhance the tracing analysis by combining it with the traditional nitrate isotope ratio. Diffusion followed by gas-phase trapping is the most commonly applied method for ammonium isotope ratio measurement. Although dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) is abundant in natural water and its breakdown in the diffusion procedure has been reported, the interference of DON with the measurement of ammonium isotope ratios has not been fully examined. METHODS: This study aims to test the effect of DON contamination by using organic N compounds, viz. humic acid and alanine. A series of diffusion experiments was conducted at a temperature of 80°C for a maximum of 7 days. Ammonia was transferred from alkaline solution and trapped with an acidic filter. This method was applied for samples with ammonium concentrations between 0.5 and 2.0 mg-N/L. RESULTS: There was no difference between the ammonium N stable isotope ratios for samples with and without added DON compounds; the fractionation between the observed value and the actual value was negligible, in the range of 0.2 to 1.0‰. The modifications of previous studies, i.e. shorter diffusion period, no vigorous shaking and using gas-phase trapping, successfully avoided any breakdown of DON in fresh water samples. CONCLUSIONS: The modified method provides high precision and accuracy and it is recommended for the analysis of anthropogenically influenced water samples, such as paddy fields, ground water, rivers and lakes.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Japón Pais de publicación: Reino Unido