Acquisition of a CO2 Coulometer with Acidification Module and Furnace Kit for Paleoenvironmental Research

购买带有酸化模块和炉套件的 CO2 库仑计，用于古环境研究

• 批准号: 0841739
• 负责人: Harold Rowe
• 金额: $ 3.09万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at Arlington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2010-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0841739&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; CO2; Coulometer; Acidification; Module

0841739Rowe This proposal seeks funding of ~$31K to purchase a UIC coulometer and acidification module to perform paleoenvironmental research. The system will be able to analyze total organic and total inorganic carbon (TOC and TIC) in water, rock, and soil samples. The PI has experience with this instrument and it will be configured and housed in the stable isotope facility at UT-Arlington. The PI will offer analyses with a small fee structure to allow purchase of supplies and support consumables. The overall research goals for this acquisition revolve around better understanding paleooceanographic conditions. The coulometer will be used to assess DIC and DOC in depositional formations to relate biogeochemical indicators (such as under oxic-anoxic conditions), primarily in high-deposition areas (like ocean basins). Land-derived nutrient loadings will also be assessed through understanding oxic-anoxic conditions in organic-rich sedimentary material. The instrument will also be crucial in examining the geostratigraphy associated with the Permian-Triassic boundary mass extinction. Finally, stream geomorphology will be assessed in recent times by linking hydrological parameters with carbon and elemental biogeochemistry. Data from this instrument will be made available to the community through PaleoStrat and CHRONOS databases. It will be used in an REU program examining coal mining impacts on carbon dynamics in Appalachian streams. This instrument will allow the PI to be more selective for samples needing additional analysis and allow students the opportunity to take vital, but perhaps more straight-forward measurements. The PI will incorporate the instrument into three courses. The PI is well-represented in female and minority students.***

这项提案寻求31K美元的资金，用于购买UIC库仑和酸化模块，以进行古环境研究。该系统将能够分析水、岩石和土壤样品中的总有机碳和总无机碳(TOC和TIC)。PI对这台仪器有经验，它将被配置并安置在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿的稳定同位素设施中。PI将提供具有小规模费用结构的分析，以允许购买用品和支持消耗品。这次收购的总体研究目标围绕着更好地了解古海洋条件。库仑计将被用来评估沉积建造中的DIC和DOC，以关联生物地球化学指标(如在氧气-缺氧条件下)，主要在高沉积区域(如海洋盆地)。还将通过了解富含有机的沉积物质中的缺氧-缺氧条件来评估陆源营养物质的负荷。该仪器还将在研究与二叠纪-三叠系界线大灭绝有关的地质地层学方面发挥关键作用。最后，近期将通过将水文参数与碳和元素生物地球化学联系起来来评估河流地貌。该仪器的数据将通过PaleoStrat和Chronos数据库提供给社区。它将用于研究煤炭开采对阿巴拉契亚溪流碳动态影响的REU项目。该仪器将允许PI对需要额外分析的样本进行更多的选择，并允许学生有机会进行至关重要的、或许更直接的测量。PI将把乐器合并为三门课程。PI在女性和少数族裔学生中很有代表性。*