| Title | Problems associated with using filtration to define dissolved trace element concentrations in natural water samples |
| |
| Author | Horowitz, A J; Lum, K R; Garbarino, J R; Hall, G E M; Lemieux, C; Demas, C R |
| Source | Environmental Science & Technology (ES & T) vol. 30, no. 3, 1996 p. 954-963, https://doi.org/10.1021/es950407h |
| Year | 1996 |
| Alt Series | Geological Survey of Canada, Contribution Series 1996115 |
| Publisher | American Chemical Society (ACS) |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geochemistry; chemical analysis; water geochemistry; trace element geochemistry; analytical methods; filters |
| Illustrations | analyses |
| Released | 1996 02 01 |
| Abstract | Field and laboratory experiments indicate that a number of factors associated with filtration other than just pore size (e.g., diameter, manufacturer, volume of sample processed, amount of suspended
sediment in the sample) can produce significant variations in the "dissolved" concentrations of such elements as Fe, Al, Cu, Zn, Pb, Co, and Ni. The bulk of these variations result from the inclusion/exclusion of colloidally associated trace elements
in the filtrate, although dilution and sorption/desorption from filters also may be factors. Thus, dissolved trace element concentrations quantitated by analyzing filtrates generated by processing whole water through similar pore-sized filters may
not be equal or comparable. As such, simple filtration of unspecified volumes of natural water through unspecified 0.45-µm membrane filters may no longer represent an acceptable operational definition for a number of dissolved chemical constituents.
|
| GEOSCAN ID | 207576 |
|
|