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Novel Determination of Elemental Carbon in Sediments by DRIFTS

Novel Determination of Elemental Carbon in Sediments by DRIFTS Environmental Context. Elemental carbon in anthropogenic pollutants has been linked in a general way to adverse health effects. Carbon may be present in many forms, including charcoal, graphite, organic (such as fuel- and biomass-derived), and inorganic. However, the boundaries between the various forms of carbon are not clearly delineated, which impedes more precise carbon–health linkage. This paper points towards a straightforward, general method for quantifying elemental carbon in environmental samples. Abstract. A preliminary report is given of a nondestructive diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra (DRIFTS) instrumental technique to quantify elemental carbon (EC) in marine sediments. Prolonged ball-milling produces a new IR absorption band at 1590 cm −1 , whose intensity correlates well with the mass of EC in the sample. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environmental Chemistry CSIRO Publishing

Novel Determination of Elemental Carbon in Sediments by DRIFTS

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CSIRO Publishing
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CSIRO
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1448-2517
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1449-8979
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10.1071/EN04022
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Abstract

Environmental Context. Elemental carbon in anthropogenic pollutants has been linked in a general way to adverse health effects. Carbon may be present in many forms, including charcoal, graphite, organic (such as fuel- and biomass-derived), and inorganic. However, the boundaries between the various forms of carbon are not clearly delineated, which impedes more precise carbon–health linkage. This paper points towards a straightforward, general method for quantifying elemental carbon in environmental samples. Abstract. A preliminary report is given of a nondestructive diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectra (DRIFTS) instrumental technique to quantify elemental carbon (EC) in marine sediments. Prolonged ball-milling produces a new IR absorption band at 1590 cm −1 , whose intensity correlates well with the mass of EC in the sample.

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Environmental Chemistry – CSIRO Publishing

Published: Oct 21, 2004

Keywords: carbon — IR — sediments

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