Determination of the delta(2H/1H)of Water: RSIL Lab Code 1574
Techniques and Methods
10-C1
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Abstract
Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory (RSIL) lab code 1574 describes a method used to determine the relative hydrogen isotope-ratio delta(2H,1H), abbreviated hereafter as d2H of water. The d2H measurement of water also is a component of the National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) schedules 1142 and 1172. The water is collected unfiltered in a 60-mL glass bottle and capped with a Polyseal cap. In the laboratory, the water sample is equilibrated with gaseous hydrogen using a platinum catalyst (Horita, 1988; Horita and others, 1989; Coplen and others, 1991). The reaction for the exchange of one hydrogen atom is shown in equation 1.
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Revesz, K., and Coplen, T.B., 2008, Determination of the delta(2H/1H)of Water: RSIL Lab Code 1574: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 10-C1, viii, 27 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm10C1.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Determination of the delta(2H/1H)of Water: RSIL Lab Code 1574 |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 10-C1 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm10C1 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | viii, 27 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Chapter 1 of Section C, Stable Isotope-Ratio Methods, Book 10, Methods of the Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory |