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Analysis of 210Po, 210Bi, and 210Pb in atmospheric and oceanic samples by simultaneously auto-plating 210Po and 210Bi onto a nickel disc
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Vol.220-221, 106301
09/2020
PMID: 32560889
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Abstract
210Po and 210Pb are commonly measured to study particle cycling and particulate organic carbon export (POC) flux from the upper ocean. 210Bi is a potential oceanographic tracer. However, no convenient and rapid analytical method for 210Bi has been developed in the marine environment due to its short half-life (5 days). The aims are to study factors influencing the simultaneous auto-plating of 210Po and 210Bi onto nickel disc and to develop an effective ship-board procedure for the rapid measurement of 210Po, 210Bi, and 210 Pb at sea. The results suggest that the optimal conditions for auto-deposition of 210Po and 210Bi were achieved by using a 25 mm diameter nickel disc in 60 mL acidic solution (pH = 0.5) for 16 h at 25 ± 1 °C. By adding 209Po and 207Bi as yield tracers to the sediments, recoveries of Po and Bi were >90%. If 210Po or 210Bi were in equilibrium with 210Pb, 210Po and 210Bi could also be potential proxies for 210Pb in sedimentary chronology. The overall recoveries of 209Po and 207Bi were >70% for rainwaters and >60% for seawater samples, respectively, which indicates this analytical procedure is also applicable to marine and atmospheric environments. This method allows the rapid measurement of 210Bi on a ship and help to obtain its vertical profile or spatial distribution in the marine environment within 1–2 days.
•Simultaneous measurement of 210Bi and 210Po was successfully developed.•Factors influencing auto-plating of 210Po and 210Bi onto Ni-disc were tested.•210Bi deposited on Ni-disc was isolated and purified from solution.•Recoveries of 210Po, 210Bi and 210Pb were >60% in environmental samples.•210Po-210Pb and 210Bi–210Pb disequilibrium occurred in rainwater and seawater.
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- Title
- Analysis of 210Po, 210Bi, and 210Pb in atmospheric and oceanic samples by simultaneously auto-plating 210Po and 210Bi onto a nickel disc
- Creators
- Qiangqiang Zhong (Author) - State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, ChinaViena Puigcorbé (Author) - School of Science, Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, AustraliaChristian Sanders (Author) - National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, AustraliaJinzhou Du (Author) - State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
- Publication Details
- Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Vol.220-221, 106301
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991012927064902368
- Academic Unit
- National Marine Science Centre; National Centre for Flood Research
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article