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B D Holt1, L J Heraty, N C Sturchio
1Environmental Research Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Building. 203, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
Abstract:
A method is described for near-quantitative extraction of micromolar concentrations of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) from water for determination of chlorine (Cl) isotope ratios. A low pressure, carrier-gas procedure of extraction was proven to be applicable to CH2Cl2, CCl4, C2H2Cl2, and C2HCl3. The pH of the water was adjusted with NaOH to prevent extraction of CO2 from air and/or dissolved inorganic carbonate species. Recoveries of CAH samples (approximately 15 mumol), added to and extracted from approximately 340 ml of water, averaged approximately 96%. Average changes in the delta 37Cl values of the CAHs, attributable to the extraction process, were -0.01 +/- 0.06@1000. Significant isotopic fractionation of Cl was measured during partial extraction of C2CHCl3 from water, indicating that near-quantitative extraction is required for reliable stable Cl isotope analysis of CAHs. This method is also suitable for the extraction of dissolved CAH for gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometric measurements of hydrogen and carbon.
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