| Abstract: | The bacterial denitrification method for isotopic analysis of nitrate using N2O generated from Pseudomonas aureofaciens may overestimate ??15N values by as much as 1-2??? for samples containing atmospheric nitrate because of mass-independent 17O variations in such samples. By analyzing such samples for ??15N and ??18O using the denitrifier Pseudomonas chlororaphis, one obtains nearly correct ??15N values because oxygen in N 2O generated by P. chlororaphis is primarily derived from H 2O. The difference between the apparent ??15N value determined with P. aureofaciens and that determined with P. chlororaphis, assuming mass-dependent oxygen isotopic fractionation, reflects the amount of mass-independent 17O in a nitrate sample. By interspersing nitrate isotopic reference materials having substantially different ?? 18O values with samples, one can normalize oxygen isotope ratios and determine the fractions of oxygen in N2O derived from the nitrate and from water with each denitrifier. This information can be used to improve ??15N values of nitrates having excess 17O. The same analyses also yield estimates of the magnitude of 17O excess in the nitrate (expressed as ??17O) that may be useful in some environmental studies. The 1-?? uncertainties of ??15N, ??18O and ??17O measurements are ??0.2, ??0.3 and ??5???, respectively. Copyright ?? 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Citation Author: | Coplen, T. B.; Bohlke, J. K.; Casciotti, K. L. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Using dual-bacterial denitrification to improve ??15N determinations of nitrates containing mass-independent 17O; 2004; Article; Journal; Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry; Coplen, T. B.; Bohlke, J. K.; Casciotti, K. L. |
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| Text: | Using dual-bacterial denitrification to improve ??15N determinations of nitrates containing mass-independent 17O; 2004; Article; Journal; Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry; Coplen, T. B.; Bohlke, J. K.; Casciotti, K. L. |
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