Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios as Water Quality Indicators

FC Tan; GJ Pearson

doi:10.1520/STP39035S

SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1975

STP39035S

Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios as Water Quality Indicators

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Stable carbon isotope ratios (C¹³/C¹²) of man-made organic substances such as petrochemicals and pulp mill effluents are generally different from those of the “natural” organic matter in marine environments. By measuring the C¹³/C¹² ratios of background organic matter in the marine environment and the pollution sources, an estimate of the degree of man-made pollution can be obtained.

Principles of the CO¹³/C¹² technique, analytical methods, and an example of its use are discussed together with the limits of applicability of the approach.

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Tan, FC

Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Pearson, GJ

Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Developed by Committee: D19

Pages: 543–549

DOI: 10.1520/STP39035S

ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5584-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-5526-8

Stable Carbon Isotope Ratios as Water Quality Indicators

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