Analytical methods for determining trace elements in water samples and digested environmental samples

• Dissolved silica analysis
• Low-level arsenic speciation (As(III), As(V)) analysis (0.03 to 5.3 μM)
• Low-level inorganic phosphate analysis (0.01 to 2.5 μM)

Note: Please make sure to matrix match your standards and analytes.

Relevant papers and review articles

Nanogeoscience and Molecular Geochemistry

Banfield, J.F., Zhang, H. (2001). Nanoparticles in the environment. In Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 44(1), 1–58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2001.44.01. [PDF]

Borch, T., Kretzschmar, R., Kappler, A., Van Capellen, P., Ginder-Vogel, M., Voegelin, A., Campbell, K. (2010). Biogeochemical redox processes and their impact on contaminant dynamics. Environ. Sci. Technol., 44(1), 15-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es9026248. [PDF]

Brown, G.E., Foster A.L., Ostergen, J.D. (1999). Mineral surfaces and bioavailability of heavy metals: a molecular-scale perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 96(7), 3388-3395. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.7.3388. [PDF]

Hochella, M.F. (2008). Nanogeoscience: From origins to cutting-edge applications. Elements, 4(6), 373–379. DOI: 10.2113/gselements.4.6.373. [PDF]

O’Day, P. A. (1999). Molecular environmental geochemistry. Reviews of Geophysics, 37( 2), 249– 274. DOI: 10.1029/1998RG900003. [PDF]