Development of a new low‐cost device to measure calcium carbonate content, reactive surface area in solid samples and dissolved inorganic carbon content in water samples

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clément Lopez‐Canfin ◽  
Roberto Lázaro ◽  
Enrique P. Sánchez‐Cañete
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Carbon Content ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Solid Samples ◽  
Reactive Surface Area

MARINE BIOGENIC CARBONATES AND RADIOCARBON—A RETROSPECTIVE ON SHELLS AND CORALS WITH AN OUTLOOK ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Radiocarbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Susanne Lindauer ◽  
Carla S Hadden ◽  
Kita Macario ◽  
Thomas P Guilderson
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Climate Research ◽  
Marine Carbonates ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Biogenic Carbonates

ABSTRACT Many organisms living in the ocean create tests, shells, or related physical structures of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). As this is most often from dissolved inorganic carbon, using organisms that create calcium carbonate structures for climate research and dating purposes requires knowledge of the origin of carbon that is incorporated. Here, we give a short overview of research on marine carbonates over the last 60 years, especially that based on shell and coral samples. Both shells and corals exhibit annual growth patterns, like trees, and therefore offer possibilities for yearly resolution of past radiocarbon (14C) variations. We concentrate on their evolution in 14C dating including difficulties in determining reservoir ages as well as the possibilities they offer for archaeological dating, oceanography, calibration purposes as well as environmental research in general.

scholarly journals Increase of 14C Activity of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Along a River Course

Radiocarbon ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 28 (2A) ◽  
pp. 515-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dušan Srdoč ◽  
Ines Krajcar-Bronić ◽  
Nada Horvatinčić ◽  
Bogomil Obelić
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Plants ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Organic Material ◽  
Root Respiration ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Exchange Process ◽  
Karst Spring ◽  
Stream Waters

Results of measurements for 3 years (1981–1983) of 14C activity of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIG) in water samples from the Korana River, as well as that of recent tufa and aquatic plants, showed that 14C concentration increases from karst spring to the estuary. A model describing the increase of 14C activity was developed assuming that the increase is due to the exchange of the dissolved CO2 in stream water with atmospheric CO2 and to dissolution of CO2 from the decay of organic material and root respiration. It is possible to distinguish these two contributions by measuring the δ13C values of DIC in water. As expected, our data show that the exchange process between atmospheric CO2 and DIC dominates at rapids and waterfalls, while biologic contribution is much higher in lakes and along the lowland flow of the Korana River. Agreement between the calculated and the measured activities supports the proposed mechanisms of chemical and isotopic exchanges in stream waters.

A Suitable procedure for preparing of water Samples used in Radiocarbon Intercomparison

Radiocarbon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1879-1887
Author(s):  
H A Takahashi ◽  
M Minami ◽  
T Aramaki ◽  
H Handa ◽  
Y Saito-Kokubu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sample Preparation ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Hazardous Material

ABSTRACTWe studied a suitable procedure for preparing of water samples used in radiocarbon intercomparisons involving dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). The water samples must have inter-batch consistency and stable 14C concentrations and no sterilizing agent (e.g., HgCl2) should be added, in order to avoid the production of hazardous material. Six water samples, containing widely different amounts and types of salts, DIC, and 14C concentrations (1–100 pMC), were prepared in order to assess the procedure. Sample consistency was investigated through δ13C and chemical compositions; their low variabilities indicate that our procedure can be applied to radiocarbon intercomparison. A specific sample preparation protocol was developed for this kind of applications.

Continuous-Flow Analysis of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Content in Seawater

2001 ◽  
Vol 73 (17) ◽  
pp. 4111-4116 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. C. Stoll ◽  
K. Bakker ◽  
G. H. Nobbe ◽  
R. R. Haese
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Content ◽  
Continuous Flow ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Continuous Flow Analysis

scholarly journals Total carbon analysis may overestimate organic carbon content of fresh waters in the presence of high dissolved inorganic carbon

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 196-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Findlay ◽  
William H. McDowell ◽  
David Fischer ◽  
Michael L. Pace ◽  
Nina Caraco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Carbon Content ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Organic Carbon Content ◽  
Fresh Waters ◽  
Carbon Analysis

scholarly journals Impact of seawater <i>p</i>CO<sub>2</sub> on calcification and Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in benthic foraminifera calcite: results from culturing experiments with <i>Ammonia tepida</i>

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Dissard ◽  
G. Nehrke ◽  
G. J. Reichart ◽  
J. Bijma
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Planktonic Foraminifera ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Precipitated Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Shell Weight ◽  
Dissolved Carbon

Abstract. Evidence of increasing concentrations of dissolved carbon dioxide, especially in the surface ocean and its associated impacts on calcifying organisms, is accumulating. Among these organisms, benthic and planktonic foraminifera are responsible for a large amount of the globally precipitated calcium carbonate. Hence, their response to an acidifying ocean may have important consequences for future inorganic carbon cycling. To assess the sensitivity of benthic foraminifera to changing carbon dioxide levels and subsequent alteration in seawater carbonate chemistry, we cultured specimens of the shallow water species Ammonia tepida at two concentrations of atmospheric CO2 (230 and 1900 ppmv) and two temperatures (10 °C and 15 °C). Shell weights and elemental compositions were determined. Impact of high and low pCO2 on elemental composition are compared with results of a previous experiment were specimens were grown under ambient conditions (380 ppvm, no shell weight measurements of specimen grown under ambient conditions are, however, available). Results indicate that shell weights decrease with decreasing [CO32−], although calcification was observed even in the presence of calcium carbonate under-saturation, and also decrease with increasing temperature. Thus both warming and ocean acidification may act to decrease shell weights in the future. Changes in [CO32−] or total dissolved inorganic carbon do not affect the Mg distribution coefficient. On the contrary, Sr incorporation is enhanced under increasing [CO32−]. Implications of these results for the paleoceanographic application of foraminifera are discussed.

Geochemical conditions for the preservation of recent aragonite-rich sediments in Mediterranean karstic marine lakes (Mljet Island, Adriatic Sea, Croatia)

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Lojen ◽  
Ivan Sondi ◽  
Mladen Juracic
Keyword(s):  
Pore Water ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Carbonate Dissolution ◽  
Saturation State ◽  
Organic Debris ◽  
Geochemical Parameters ◽  
Marine Lakes

Conditions for the preservation of recent aragonite-rich sediments during early diagenesis in two semi-enclosed Mediterranean karstic seawater lakes on the island of Mljet (Adriatic Sea) were examined. The concentrations and stable isotope compositions of carbonate and sedimentary organic matter, as well as the geochemical parameters in pore water were measured. It was found that the smaller lake (Malo Jezero) receives considerably more terrestrial detritus than the larger lake (Veliko Jezero). A decrease in carbonate δ13C values with depth indicated a rather intensive transfer of organically derived C into the carbonate pool by diagenetic recrystallisation, masking the changes in carbonate δ13C caused by increasing amounts of aragonite. Dissolution of calcite as a result of CO2 released from the decomposition of organic debris and the upward diffusive flux of dissolved inorganic carbon were together responsible for up to 24% of the dissolved inorganic carbon added to the pore water. This indicated locally occurring carbonate dissolution, irrespective of its saturation state in the bulk sediment. Despite the larger input of terrigenous material into Malo Jezero, the carbonate content in the sediment was much higher than in Veliko Jezero, indicating greater authigenic aragonite production. As magnesium calcite accounted for most of the carbonate dissolution, aragonite preservation in the sediment is favoured.

A physiological evaluation of carbon sources for calcification in the octocoral Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck).

1997 ◽  
Vol 200 (20) ◽  
pp. 2653-2662
Author(s):  
J M Lucas ◽  
L W Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Carbonic Anhydrase ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Iodoacetic Acid ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Disulfonic Acid ◽  
Leptogorgia Virgulata

The union of calcium cations with carbonate anions to form calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is a fundamentally important physiological process of many marine invertebrates, in particular the corals. In an effort to understand the sources and processes of carbon uptake and subsequent deposition as calcium carbonate, a series of studies of the incorporation of 14C-labeled compounds into spicules was undertaken using the soft coral Leptogorgia virgulata. It has been surmised for some time that dissolved inorganic carbon in sea water is used in the biomineralization process. Furthermore, it was suspected that metabolically generated CO2 is also available for calcification. As a means of testing these possible sources of carbon in spicule calcification, key enzymes or transport systems in each pathway were inhibited. First, the enzyme carbonic anhydrase was specifically inhibited using acetazolamide. Second, the active transport of bicarbonate was inhibited using DIDS (4,4'-diisothiocyanato-stilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid). Third, CO2 generation resulting from glycolysis and the citric acid cycle was arrested using iodoacetic acid, which interferes specifically with the enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. The results indicate that dissolved CO2 is the largest source of carbon used in the formation of calcitic sclerites, followed by HCO3- from dissolved inorganic carbon. In L. virgulata, the dissolved inorganic carbon is responsible for approximately 67% of the carbon in the sclerites. The other 33% comes from CO2 generated by glycolysis. Two important conclusions can be drawn from this work. First, carbon for spiculogenesis comes not only from dissolved inorganic carbon in the environment but also from metabolically produced carbon dioxide. While the latter has been theorized, it has never before been demonstrated in octocorals. Second, regardless of the carbon source, the enzyme carbonic anhydrase plays a pivotal role in the physiology of spicule formation in Leptogorgia virgulata.

Dissipation of Permethrin in Limnocorrals

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Solomon ◽  
J. Y. Yoo ◽  
D. Lean ◽  
N. K. Kaushik ◽  
K. E. Day ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Water Chemistry ◽  
Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Secchi Disk ◽  
Secchi Disk Depth ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Kinetics ◽  
Rate Of Dissipation

Permethrin (3-phenoxybenzyl(1RS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dimethy[-3-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyciopropanecarboxylate) applied to approximately 100-m3 enclosures (limnocorrals) in a small mesotrophic lake in Southern Ontario (47°51′25″N; 77°25′30″W) at concentrations of 500, 50, 5, and 0.5 μ∙L−1 dissipated from the water rapidly and approximated first-order kinetics in the first 8–12 d. Time taken for 50 and 90% dissipation ranged from 1.65 and 3.65 d, respectively, at 0.5 μ∙L−1 to 3.5 and 6.75 d, respectively, at 50 μ∙L−1. Inter- and intra-seasonal replication of dissipation patterns was good. Rate of dissipation varied slightly with depth, normally being slower at greater depth. Absorption of permethrin to sediments was rapid, penetration shallow, and disappearance slow. Permethrin had no effect on water chemistry but there was an increase in the Secchi disk depth in the treated limnocorrals. Dissolved inorganic carbon decreased in all limnocorrals, including controls after treatment, suggesting precipitation of calcium carbonate which may act as a scavenging agent for permethrin in the water. Limnocorrals are a useful tool for evaluating the behavior of pesticides in the aquatic system.

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