Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Journals |
DOI | 10.1080/10256010701550658 |
Title (Primary) | Automated and rapid online determination of 15N abundance and concentration of ammonium, nitrite, or nitrate in aqueous samples by the SPINMAS technique |
Author | Stange, C.F.; Spott, O.; Apelt, B.; Russow, R. |
Source Titel | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies |
Year | 2007 |
Department | BOPHY |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 3 |
Page From | 227 |
Page To | 236 |
Language | englisch |
Keywords | Dissolved nitrogen; Isotope analysis; Nitrogen-15; Nitrogen transformation; Pool dilution technique; Tracer technique |
Abstract | On the basis of the principle of reaction continuous-flow quadrupole mass spectrometry, an automated sample preparation unit for inorganic nitrogen (SPIN) species was developed and coupled to a quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (MAS). The SPINMAS technique was designed for an automated, sensitive, and rapid determination of 15N abundance and concentration of a wide variety of N-species involved in nitrogen cycling (e.g. , , NH2OH etc.). In this paper, the SPINMAS technique is evaluated with regard to the determination of 15N abundance and concentration of the most fundamental inorganic nitrogen compounds in ecosystems such as , , and . The presented paper describes the newly developed system in detail and demonstrates the general applicability of the system. For a precise determination of 15N abundance and concentration, a minimum total N-amount of 10 μg - N, 0.03 μg - N, or 0.3 μ g - N has to be supplied. Currently, the SPINMAS technique represents the most rapid and only fully automated all-round method for a simultaneous determination of 15N abundance and total N-amount of , , or in aqueous samples. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=2344 |
Stange, C.F., Spott, O., Apelt, B., Russow, R. (2007): Automated and rapid online determination of 15N abundance and concentration of ammonium, nitrite, or nitrate in aqueous samples by the SPINMAS technique Isot. Environ. Health Stud. 43 (3), 227 - 236 10.1080/10256010701550658 |