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  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Geochemistry

Background:

  • Accurate spatial distribution of nitrite and nitrate in porewaters is crucial for understanding early diagenesis and benthic fluxes.
  • Existing methods for analyzing these nutrients in sediments have limitations in resolution and spectral interference.
  • Millimeter-scale resolution is needed to capture fine-scale geochemical processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel, high-resolution method for mapping spatial distributions of nitrite and nitrate in porewaters.
  • To combine Diffusive Equilibrium in Thin Films (DET) with colorimetry and hyperspectral imaging for enhanced nutrient analysis.
  • To apply the developed protocol to sediment samples from the Loire Estuary.

Main Methods:

  • Adaptation of the Griess colorimetric method for nitrite detection using a flatbed scanner (limit of detection ~1.7 μmol L⁻¹).
  • Reduction of nitrate to nitrite using a vanadium chloride reagent, followed by colorimetric detection.
  • Utilizing hyperspectral imaging for spectral analysis to resolve interferences caused by the vanadium chloride reagent, enabling micromolar detection limits for nitrite/nitrate.

Main Results:

  • Successful spatial mapping of nitrite and nitrate distributions at millimeter resolution in porewaters.
  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of hyperspectral imaging in deconvoluting spectral interferences for accurate nitrate quantification.
  • Applied the method to Loire Estuary sediments, precisely describing two-dimensional millimeter features.

Conclusions:

  • The combined DET, colorimetry, and hyperspectral imaging technique offers a powerful new tool for high-resolution porewater nutrient analysis.
  • This method provides significant advancements for studying early diagenesis and benthic fluxes in marine and estuarine environments.
  • The protocol is highly promising for environmental monitoring and research due to its precision and applicability.