Evidence for bias in measured δ15N values of terrestrial and aquatic organic materials due to pre-analysis acid treatment methods

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1089-1099

  Brodie, Chris R ^a   Heaton, Tim H E ^b   Leng, Melanie J ^b   Kendrick, Christopher P ^b   Casford, James S L ^a   Lloyd, Jeremy M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER; TIN;

ACID TREATED; ACID TREATMENT METHOD; DUAL MODES; EFFECT OF ACIDS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENTS OF; N VALUE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; WATER RINSE;

ACIDIFICATION;

EID: 79953288318     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4970     Document Type: Article

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