Estimation of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in nanoliter samples using UV spectroscopy

被引:61
作者
Deflandre, B [1 ]
Gagné, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Quebec, Inst Sci Mer Rimouski, Rimouski, PQ G5L 3A1, Canada
关键词
dissolved organic carbon (DOC); microsample; microanalysis; microenvironments; porewater;
D O I
10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00024-0
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A simple analytical system has been developed and tested for estimating dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in nanoliter samples of sediment porewaters. The system consists of a loop injector that introduces 200 nL of sample directly into the capillary tubing connected to a scanning UV-VIS detector equipped with a 35-nanoliter capillary flowcell. Analysis of DOC by spectroscopic and high-temperature catalytic oxidation (HTCO) methods on the same samples showed a strong linear correlation between UV absorbance at 254 nm and HTCO-DOC concentration, allowing the DOC quantification. The simplicity and the robustness of the UV system allow DOC measurements in the field at a rate of 30samples/h. We have used the UV system successfully for determining high-resolution distributions of porewater DOC concentrations in sediments at millimeter scales. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3057 / 3062
页数:6
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