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Triple oxygen stable isotope analysis of nitrite measured using continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry
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2023
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Source: MethodsX, 11, 102413
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Journal Title:MethodsX
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Description:Oxygen stable isotopes (i.e., 16O, 17O, 18O) of nitrite (NO2−) are useful for investigating chemical processes and sources contributing to this important environmental contaminant and nutrient. However, it remains difficult to quantify the oxygen isotope compositions of NO2− due to the lack of internationally recognized NO2− reference materials with a well-known Δ(17O) value. Here we have adopted a combination of methodologies to develop a technique for measuring Δ(17O) of NO2− by reducing nitrate (NO3−) materials with internationally recognized Δ(17O) values to NO2− using activated cadmium catalyzed by chloride in a basic solution while conserving Δ(17O). The NO3− reference materials reduced to NO2− and sample NO2− unknowns are converted to N2O using sodium azide/acetic acid reagent and decomposed to O2 by passing through a heated gold tube and introduced into a continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer for analysis at m/z 32, 33, and 34 for Δ(17O) quantification.
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Source:MethodsX, 11, 102413
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ISSN:2215-0161
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Rights Information:CC BY-NC-ND
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