A rapid estimation of organic carbon in silty lake sediments |
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Authors: | JJ Lynch RG Garrett IR Jonasson |
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Institution: | Geochemistry Section, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ont. Canada |
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Abstract: | A rapid and convenient method is described for the estimation of active organic carbon in silty lake sediments collected in regional geochemical surveys. The method utilizes measurement of optical density at 500 nm, of a 4 M nitric acid ? 0.1 M hydrochloric acid leach of a sediment sample and has a precision of ± 26% as determined from separate replicate analyses. An attractive feature of the method lies in its use of the same leach solution on which atomic absorption analyses of trace metals may be made. |
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