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Improving trace element measurement accuracy: Lysimeter cleaning and material effects.

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Optimized cleaning protocols significantly reduce trace element (TE) contamination from Rhizon and nylon lysimeters. However, SiC lysimeters consistently release high TE concentrations, impacting soil solution analysis accuracy.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Soil Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Lysimeters are crucial for soil solution collection, but material interactions can introduce trace element (TE) errors.
  • Accurate TE analysis requires minimizing lysimeter-induced contamination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate optimized cleaning protocols for common tension lysimeters.
  • To assess the trace element sorption and release characteristics of Rhizon MOM, SPE20 nylon, and SiC20 lysimeters.

Main Methods:

  • Lysimeters underwent sequential rinsing with acids and ultrapure water (UPW), followed by UPW soaking and sonication.
  • Sorption and release of TEs were evaluated using soil leachate before and after cleaning.
  • TE concentrations in lysimeter blanks were analyzed using standard laboratory techniques.

Main Results:

  • Optimized cleaning rapidly reduced residual TEs in Rhizon and nylon lysimeters.
  • Rhizon and nylon lysimeters, post-cleaning, showed low TE blanks (1-100 ng L⁻¹), with exceptions for Al, Fe, Zn, Tl, and Th.
  • SiC lysimeters released high concentrations of multiple TEs (e.g., Al, V, Fe, Ni, Zn, Sr >1 µg L⁻¹) and exhibited significant sorption/release for many TEs.

Conclusions:

  • Effective cleaning protocols are vital for accurate TE analysis with Rhizon and nylon lysimeters.
  • SiC lysimeters are unsuitable for studies requiring low TE detection limits due to inherent release issues.
  • Researchers must select lysimeters and cleaning methods based on specific research objectives and required detection limits.