Rosén, Peter; Vogel, Hendrik; Cunningham, Laura; Hahn, Annette; Hausmann, Sonja; Pienitz, Reinhard; Zolitschka, Bernd; Wagner, Bernd; Persson, Per (2011). Universally Applicable Model for the Quantitative Determination of Lake Sediment Composition Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Environmental science & technology, 45(20), pp. 8858-8865. ACS Publications 10.1021/es200203z
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ABSTRACT: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) can provide detailed
information on organic and minerogenic constituents of sediment records. Based on a
large number of sediment samples of varying age (0�340 000 yrs) and from very
diverse lake settings in Antarctica, Argentina, Canada, Macedonia/Albania, Siberia,
and Sweden, we have developed universally applicable calibration models for the
quantitative determination of biogenic silica (BSi; n = 816), total inorganic carbon
(TIC; n = 879), and total organic carbon (TOC; n = 3164) using FTIRS. These
models are based on the differential absorbance of infrared radiation at specific
wavelengths with varying concentrations of individual parameters, due to molecular
vibrations associated with each parameter. The calibration models have low prediction
errors and the predicted values are highly correlated with conventionally
measured values (R = 0.94�0.99). Robustness tests indicate the accuracy of the
newly developed FTIRS calibration models is similar to that of conventional
geochemical analyses. Consequently FTIRS offers a useful and rapid alternative to
conventional analyses for the quantitative determination of BSi, TIC, and TOC. The
rapidity, cost-effectiveness, and small sample size required enables FTIRS determination
of geochemical properties to be undertaken at higher resolutions than would
otherwise be possible with the same resource allocation, thus providing crucial sedimentological information for climatic and
environmental reconstructions.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geological Sciences 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geological Sciences > Quaternary Geology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Vogel, Hendrik |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology |
ISSN: |
0013-936X |
Publisher: |
ACS Publications |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Hendrik Vogel |
Date Deposited: |
08 Aug 2014 15:54 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1021/es200203z |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.45276 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/45276 |
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