The effect of sample treatments on the oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate pools in soils

Autor: Han Zhang, Ai-Rong Zheng, Xue-Tie Lei, An-Guo Peng, Ruth E. Blake, Deb P. Jaisi, Zhigang Chen, Min Chen, Xi-Guang Zhang, Zhao-Hua Jiang, Kai-Qiang Kang
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Chemical Geology. 474:9-16
ISSN: 0009-2541
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.10.017
Popis: The oxygen isotopic composition of phosphate (δ18OP) has been increasingly used as an effective tracer for the biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus (P) in soils and other environments. However, diverse pretreatment methods (e.g. storage, preparation and extraction) are being used for soil samples. For the uniformity of methods as well as for the comparison of results, it is important to understand if specific treatment methods can compromise original δ18OP values. Here, Ag3PO4 and KH2PO4 were used to test whether a modified Hedley sequential extraction and purification procedure can alter the δ18OP values of phosphate standards. Additionally, to test the effect of sample storage and drying conditions, two types of soils were first processed by using eight different pretreatment methods including sterilizing, storing, drying, and sieving and then the δ18OP values of each soil P pool were measured. Results indicate that the extraction and purification procedure, drying temperature (
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