Methods for collection of dissolved sulfate and sulfide and analysis of their sulfur isotopic composition
Methods for collection of dissolved sulfate and sulfide and analysis of their sulfur isotopic composition
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溶解硫酸盐和硫化物的收集方法及其硫同位素组成分析
DOI:
10.3133/ofr97234
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发表时间:
1998
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T. Coplen
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作者:
R. Carmody;N. Plummer;E. Busenberg;T. Coplen
Representative samples for sulfur isotopic analysis of sulfate and sulfide dissolved in ground and surface waters must be collected by methods that do not cause fractionation of the sulfur isotopes. This report presents techniques for collection of dissolved sulfate and sulfide which impose minimal fractionation of the sulfur isotopes. Samples collected by direct precipitation of the dissolved sulfur species show no apparent isotopic fractionation. Procedures are described for collection and preparation of unfractionated sulfate samples from dilute ground and surface waters using anion exchange resin. Dissolved sulfide samples collected by nitrogen stripping are typically fractionated (-0.2 to -0.5 per mill) relative to samples collected by direct precipitation. The isotopic composition of Ag2S collected by nitrogen stripping is enriched in 32S relative to the samples collected by direct precipitation but becomes richer in ^S with duration of nitrogen stripping, approaching the direct precipitation value. Recommendations to minimize these fractionations are discussed. Improvements to laboratory techniques for precipitating, weighing, extracting, and analyzing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the dissolved sulfide and sulfate samples are presented. Implementation of these improved procedures yields reliable sulfur isotopic analyses on a wide variety of sample types.