Assessment of international reference materials for isotope-ratio analysis (IUPAC Technical Report)
Pure and Applied Chemistry
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Abstract
Since the early 1950s, the number of international measurement standards for anchoring stable isotope delta scales has mushroomed from 3 to more than 30, expanding to more than 25 chemical elements. With the development of new instrumentation, along with new and improved measurement procedures for studying naturally occurring isotopic abundance variations in natural and technical samples, the number of internationally distributed, secondary isotopic reference materials with a specified delta value has blossomed in the last six decades to more than 150 materials. More than half of these isotopic reference materials were produced for isotope-delta measurements of seven elements: H, Li, B, C, N, O, and S. The number of isotopic reference materials for other, heavier elements has grown considerably over the last decade. Nevertheless, even primary international measurement standards for isotope-delta measurements are still needed for some elements, including Mg, Fe, Te, Sb, Mo, and Ge. It is recommended that authors publish the delta values of internationally distributed, secondary isotopic reference materials that were used for anchoring their measurement results to the respective primary stable isotope scale.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Assessment of international reference materials for isotope-ratio analysis (IUPAC Technical Report) |
| Series title | Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| DOI | 10.1515/pac-2013-1023 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | De Gruyter |
| Contributing office(s) | National Research Program - Eastern Branch |
| Description | 43 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| First page | 425 |
| Last page | 467 |
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