| Main Title |
Determination of Mercury Content in a Shallow Firn Core from Summit, Greenland by Isotope Dilution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. |
| Author |
Mann, J. L. ;
Long, S. E. ;
Shuman, C. A. ;
Kelly, W. R. ;
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| CORP Author |
National Inst. of Standards and Technology;NASA Goddard Space Flight Center;Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher |
2003 |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| Report Number |
EPA-U915356; WBS 51-622-83-72; |
| Stock Number |
N20040031757 |
| Additional Subjects |
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ;
Mercury(Metal) ;
Trace elements ;
Mercury isotopes ;
Greenland ;
Dilution ;
Gold ;
Vapors ;
Mercury amalgams ;
Isotope ratios ;
Tin compounds ;
Snow cover ;
Oxidation ;
Quadrupoles ;
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N20040031757 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
25p |
| Abstract |
The total mercury Hg content was determined in 6 cm sections of a near-surface 7 m firn core and in surrounding surface snow from Summit, Greenland (elevation: 3238 m, 72.58 N, 38.53 W) in May 2001 by isotope dilution cold-vapor inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ID-CV-ICP-MS). The focus of this research was to evaluate the capability of the ID-CV-ICPMS technique for measuring trace levels of Hg typical of polar snow and firn. Highly enriched Hg-201 isotopic spike is added to approximately 10 ml melted core and thoroughly mixed. The Hg(+2) in the sample is reduced on line with tin (II) chloride (SnCl2) and the elemental Hg (Hg(0)) vapor pre-concentrated on to gold gauze using a commercial amalgam system. The Hg is then thermally desorbed and introduced into a quadrupole ICP-MS. The blank corrected Hg concentrations determined for all samples ranged from 0.25 ng/L to 1.74 ng/L (ppt) (average 0.59 ng/L plus or minus 0.28 ng/L) and fall within the range of those previously determined by Boutron et al., 1998 (less than or equal to 0.05 ng/L to 2.0 ng/L) for the Summit site. The average blank value was 0.19 ng/L plus or minus 0.045 ng/L (n=6). The Hg values specifically for the firn core range from 0.25 ng/L to 0.87 ng/L (average 0.51 ng/L plus or minus 0.13 ng/L) and show both values declining with time and larger variability in concentration in the top 1.8 m. |
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| Category Codes |
62 |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
020000300 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
