应用多接收器电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定海洋碳酸盐中稳定铅同位素组成

研究了多接收器电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(MC-ICP MS)测定铅同位素比值时,影响测试结果准确度和精密度的主要因素及其优化过程。在优化条件下,10 h内连续30次测定4 ng/mL NIST SRM 981同位素标准溶液铅同位素比值,获得208Pb/206Pb、207Pb/206Pb和206Pb/204Pb相对标准偏差(RSDs)分别为0.005%、0.004%和0.054%。长期监测208Pb/206Pb、207Pb/206Pb和206Pb/204Pb,标准偏差(2SDs)分别为0.000 06、0.000 05和0.006 7。采用NEPTUNE MC-ICP MS法测定了低铅海洋碳酸盐样品中稳定铅的同位素比值,并对南海橙黄滨珊瑚(Porites lutea)和库氏砗磲(Tridacna gigas)进行了分析,得到全流程空白为8～10 pg,重复样误差优于0.1%。经0.50 mol/L HNO3洗脱之后,得到海南珊瑚样品中208Pb/206Pb、207Pb/206Pb的比值分别为2.086 2±0.001 5、0.849 90±0.001 47(n=16);海南砗磲样品中208Pb/206Pb、207Pb/206Pb的比值分别为2.116 9±0.004 2、0.864 81±0.001 62(n=9)。进一步考察了南海海洋碳酸盐中204Pb的同位素比值。分析结果表明,南海海洋碳酸盐中稳定铅同位素比值与中国气溶胶、珠江三角洲大气沉降、黄土及南海海底玄武岩等具有很好的相关性。方法适用于复杂基体高钙低铅的海洋碳酸盐样品中铅同位素比值的分析。     

激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地质玻璃中铅同位素组成

将193nm准分子纳秒激光与四级杆电感耦合等离子体质谱联用,测量了国际参照物玻璃中Pb同位素丰度比。通过剥蚀NIST612,USGS和MPI-DING玻璃,探讨了利用激光剥蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱直接测定固体样品铅同位素比值的精密度及其适用范围。通过扣除Ar载气中204Hg对204Pb的同量异位素干扰,采用内标法和外标法校正LA-ICP-MS仪器的质量歧视效应,获得的206Pb/204Pb、207Pb/204Pb、208Pb/204Pb同位素比值测量的相对误差小于±1.2%,207Pb/206Pb、208Pb/206Pb同位素比值测定的相对误差小于±0.8%。对比结果表明,采用内标法校正的结果更接近真实值。测定的Pb同位素比值的精密度与样品中Pb含量密切相关,对Pb含量大于40μg/g的样品,同位素比值206Pb/204Pb、207Pb/204Pb、208Pb/204Pb的RSD在1.0%以内,207Pb/206Pb、208Pb/206Pb的RSD在0.5%以内。大气颗粒物样品中Pb含量很高,采用LA-ICP-MS测定Pb同位素比值,能够鉴别污染来源,满足示踪的要求。     

ICP-MS测定土壤中铅同位素比值及地域差异性比较

建立用HNO_3-H_2O_2-HF体系微波消解前处理样品,利用电感耦合等离子体质谱测定土壤中铅同住素比值的方法,探讨并优化了影响测试结果的两种干扰因素.该方法中~(207)Pb/~(206)Pb和~(208)Pb/~(206)Pb的短期测量稳定性RSD分别达到0.12%和0.13%,长期测量的偏差分别在0.002和0.01以内,样品测量的最佳范围是10～40μg/L.采用标样-样品交叉法测定了湖南、湖北、云南、贵州、河南、福建、辽宁7个省的48个地区土壤中的铅同位素比值,结合聚类分析和主成分分析比较了各省土壤中同位素分布的差异,初步探讨了利用~(207)Pb/~(206)Pb和~(208)Pb/~(206)Pb比较烟叶产区的可能性.     

大亚湾表层沉积物中重金属分布特征及潜在生态危害评价

为了解大亚湾沉积物中重金属含量分布及其对海湾生态环境的危害状况,于2006年7月至2007年11月采集了大亚湾10个采样点的春、夏、秋、冬四个季度的表层沉积物样品,分析了沉积物中重金属的含量.结果表明,大亚湾重金属含量均低于海洋沉积物Ⅰ类质量标准,研究海域沉积物中Hg、Pb、Cu、Zn的含量分别为0.009 ～0.158 mg/kg、11.52 ～45.95 mg/kg、2.61 ～64.68 mg/kg、30.58 ～85.07 mg/kg,平均含量分别为0.040、28.50、12.46、61.76 mg/kg,Hg、Pb、Cu的季度差异不明显,Zn有较明显的季节变化.潜在生态危害评价表明,夏季重金属潜在生态危害属于强级污染,其余季节属于中等程度污染;重金属生态危害程度顺序为:Hg＞Cu＞Pb＞Zn,其中Hg的潜在生态危害属于很强级,其余均属于轻微级.     

激光烧蚀-多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定铀颗粒物中铅杂质的同位素比值

为有效获取铀颗粒物中具有取证价值的铅杂质同位素信息,建立了激光烧蚀-多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-MC-ICP-MS)测定铀颗粒物中铅杂质同位素比值的方法.探究了诸多同位素分馏效应校正方法下铅本底对同位素测量的影响,选用的LA-MC-ICP-MS系统的本底对比值测量结果的影响小于0.001(208Pb的信号强度大于2.2× 103 cps),确定采用NIST SRM612为外标校正质量分馏,固定激光束斑直径30μm、脉冲重复率20 Hz、调节能量密度使LA-MC-ICP-MS分析NIST SRM612和铀颗粒物样品所得208Pb分别小于1.5×105 cps和3×104 cps,标准物质CRM124-4样品中206Pb/208Pb、206Pb/207Pb和207Pb/208Pb比值测量结果的相对实验标准不确定度小于0.48％、0.68％和0.40％.实际样品分析结果表明,本方法可有效区分铀颗粒物中的铅同位素比值差异,有助于鉴别其来源.     

土壤及其他背景样品中铅同位素比值的测定方法

为给铅同位素示踪技术在判别土壤、大气、水体和人体中铅与相关重金属污染来源,区别汽车尾气铅污染和工业铅污染等方面的应用提供科学依据。通过大量的对比条件实验,拟出了土壤、煤、汽车尾气和气溶胶样品中铅同位素比值的测定方法。利用这三个流程分别测定了采自杭州茶园的土壤及茶园附近的煤、汽车尾气和气溶胶样品的铅同位素比值,其中207Pb/206Pb的精度(2σ)均优于±0.03%。重复样误差优于±0.05%2。08Pb强度一般均在1V以上,有的高达8 V以上。监控分析流程的国际标准物质NBS981的207Pb/206Pb为0.91449±0.00004。全流程本底铅为10-8数量级。     

大鼠体内铅镉分布的稳定同位素示踪ICP-MS研究

采用稳定同位素示踪技术研究重金属元素铅、镉在大鼠体内的分布,通过对大鼠进行浓缩同位素206Pb、112Cd灌喂,解剖取其肝、肾、睾丸和心脏等脏器,通过相应的化学处理,用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测量铅、镉元素在各个脏器中的含量及其同位素组成变化.根据同位素比值的变化研究Pb、Cd在各脏器中的分布、蓄积规律和各脏器对引入的浓缩同位素利用率.结果发现:重金属Pb和Cd蓄积的最主要场所是肝和肾,其次是睾丸和心脏,而在脑中的积累最少.在肝和肾中Cd的同位素利用率为0.048 8%、0.015 4%,Pb的同位素利用率为0.010 1%、0.007 8%,远高于其它脏器.与传统的方法相比较,该法具有更接近慢性中毒、危害性小,能将重金属来源分为天然来源和人为引入等特点.     

石英砂中甲烷水合物稳定条件研究

采用不同粒径(160～200目、200～300目、300～400目、400～600目)细颗粒石英砂模拟自然界中沉积物实验合成甲烷水合物, 采用多步升温分解法测定了甲烷水合物的稳定温度-压力(p～T)条件. 结果发现细颗粒石英砂对甲烷水合物的稳定条件有明显影响, 温度最大下降1.5 K. 其中160～200目的石英砂是实验测试条件下石英砂对甲烷水合物稳定条件有无影响的分界目数. 每一种石英砂在不同的温度压力下甲烷水合物p-T数据点较为离散, 并且不同石英砂中p-T数据曲线出现交叉, 这与文献中采用规则的硅胶、玻璃球等测得的结果有所不同. 文献中测定的甲烷水合物p-T数据点温度相对于纯水中甲烷水合物p-T数据点温度向左偏移量相同.     

阴离子交换树脂分离富集/电感耦合等离子体质谱测定珊瑚中铅的同位素组成

在自制微型离子交换柱的基础上,建立了阴离子交换树脂AG1-X8分离富集珊瑚中痕量元素Pb的前处理方法,并使用高分辨电感耦合等离子体质谱(HR-ICP-MS)测定了海南橙黄滨珊瑚(porites lutea)样品中的Pb同位素比值。从全程空白值、洗脱曲线、回收率和基体分离情况等方面考察了不同洗脱剂的洗脱效果,结果表明,采用0.50 mol/L HNO3时的洗脱效果最好,方法的全程空白值为18 pg,Pb的回收率为99.6%,在洗脱过程中无拖尾现象,且能与Ca、Sr、Mg、Fe、Mn、Zn、Ba和U等珊瑚中的基体元素成功分离,对上述基体元素的去除率均能达到99.8%以上。使用该方法测得海南珊瑚样品中的207Pb/206Pb、208Pb/206Pb比值分别为0.850 5、2.087 0,相对标准偏差(RSDs,n=21)分别为0.12%和0.11%。该法质量控制良好,表明建立的AG1-X8阴离子交换树脂分离富集/HR-ICP-MS测定珊瑚中Pb的同位素组成的方法可靠,可推广应用于其它复杂样品中铅同位素组成的测定。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定动物组织中的铅同位素比值

动物组织样品1.000 0g用高氯酸1mL和硝酸10mL经加热消解处理,采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定样品溶液中的铅同位素比值。连续6次测定一个动物组织样品,204 Pb/206Pb、207Pb/206Pb和208Pb/206 Pb比值的相对标准偏差分别为0.23%,0.090%,0.14%。测定了20个鸡样品和20个猪样品,结果表明:鸡样品的上述3个比值依次在0.052 1~0.060 2,0.829 4~0.920 4,1.990 3~2.203 7之间;猪样品的上述3个比值依次在0.050 1~0.059 6,0.820 9~0.918 0,1.999 4~2.242 3之间。     

Trace elements in surface sediments from Kongsfjorden,Svalbard: occurrence,sources and bioavailability

Concentration levels, potential sources and bioavailability of trace elements in marine sediments from Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Islands, Norwegian Arctic) were assessed and discussed. Surface sediments were collected by a Ponar grab and characterised in terms of mineralogical composition, grain-size distribution, total organic carbon and nitrogen percentage contents, and major and trace elements concentrations. Anthropogenic and natural sources of trace elements were inferred from lead isotope ratios, while the potential metal bioavailability was evaluated by size-fractionation and solid-phase speciation studies and by the analysis of acid-volatile sulphides (AVS) and simultaneously extracted metals (SEM). Concentrations of metals, their enrichment factors and solid speciation patterns collectively indicated that the anthropogenic impact of trace elements in the fjord is generally low, with a minor enrichment with respect to crustal values (by a factor of 2–11) for As, Cr, Ni and V. The lead isotope ratios (²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁷Pb: 2.474–2.498 and ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb: 1.206–1.212) were close to the natural signature except in the outer fjord, due to the influence of the Atlantic marine circulation. Many elements of toxicological concern (e.g. Pb, V, Zn) were enriched in the finest sediment fraction, which was by far the preponderant one, especially in the inner fjord. However, less than 15% of most trace elements (exceptions Cd and Mn) in the finest fraction was actually associated with easily leachable sediment phases. Finally, the high SEM/AVS ratios determined on samples from sites close to the glacier fronts (11–15), due to low AVS content, highlighted that the sediment in that zone cannot remove additional inputs of heavy metals by sulphide precipitation.     

不同赋存形态土壤铅同位素比值用于判别地域性差异的研究

由于各地区地质结构不同,造成了铅同位素组成具有地域特征。本研究利用电感耦合等离子体质谱测定了福建不同茶园土壤的铅同位素比值,比较了土壤全消解和残渣态两种赋存形态的铅同位素比值的差异,发现残渣态的铅的地域性特征较强,可用来作为地区土壤的判别依据。     

Temporal evolution of lead isotope ratios and metal concentrations in sediments of the north Aegean Sea,in Turkish coast

In present research, fifteen surficial and two profile sediment samples were studied in terms of sediment chronology and pollution degree on the ground of pollution indexes such as enrichment factor (EF), contamination factor (CF), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and lead isotope ratios (²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb, ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb). Lead-210 (polonium-210) activity concentrations were measured by utilizing alpha spectrometry. Sediment chronology was determined via modified CRS mathematical model. Average mass accumulation rates are 0.301 and 0.227 g cm^?2 year^?1 in Bak?rçay River mouth and Ayval?k offshore stations respectively. Mass accumulation rates do not display the systematic increases along the cores from bottom layers to top layers. In Bak?rçay River mouth station ²¹⁰Pb flux is higher than the range of global atmospheric ²¹⁰Pb flux value. Due to the high CF and EF values of Sr both of stations have hydrothermal features. Ayval?k offshore station has displayed Na, Cd pollution since 1945, but Na, Cd, As, Mo, Ag pollutions have existed in Bak?rçay River mouth station since 1983 in terms of CF and EF values. According to PLI index, Bak?rçay River mouth station has “starting level pollution” degree and it displayed an “acute corruption” in 1981. ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios range from 1.17 to 1.25, ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ratios range from 1.99 to 2.16 in study area. When ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb ratios are evaluated with together, it is seen that both of the stations have had the natural (geologic) sediments since 2011.     

Extraterrestrial ~3He in marine polymetallic nodules: a potential method for measuring growth rate of nodules

The comparative measurements of helium isotope compositions between marine poly-metallic nodules and their surrounding sediments, their magnetic fractions and bulk from C-C Zoneof the East Pacific Basin are reported. The ~4He content and ~3He/~4He ratio of polymetallic nodulesand their surrounding sediments are extremely high; the ~3He, ~4He concentrations and most~3He/~4He ratios of magnetic fractions in nodules and sediments are apparently higher than those inbulk. The helium isotope data points of nodules and sediments are all distributed along or closelyto the mixing curve of the interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) and the terrigenous sediments in thechart of ~3He-~3He/~4He. In the same sampling site, the ~3He/~4He ratios of nodules and their surround-ing sediments are very similar, and the changes of both ratios are synchronous. It shows that thehigh ~3He/~4He ratios in nodules and sediments may all result from IDPs. So, if the flux of extrater-restrial ~3He into the nodules and sediments is constant, the growth rate of polymetallic nodules andthe sedimentation rate of sediments can be independently calculated according to the concentra-tion of extraterrestrial ~3He in nodules and sediments.     

Precise and accurate determination of lead isotope ratios in mining wastes by ICP-QMS as a tool to identify their source

A methodology for a precise and accurate determination of lead isotope ratios in mining wastes by inductively coupled plasma quadrupole-based mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS) has been developed. The study of instrumental bias factors led to the conclusion that internal correction to compensate mass discrimination is required as well as an interference equation correction when Hg is present. The proposed method has been applied to determine lead isotope ratios in several mining wastes, soils and sediments collected at three mining areas in Spain (Aran Valley, Cartagena and Osor).Statistical analysis highlights that ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁷Pb lead isotope ratios can be used as a fingerprint of mining waste origin which is related to the geological age of the lead ore.On the other hand, no statistically significant isotopic differences between original ore samples (galena) and processing wastes within a mining district were found, corroborating a unique lead source. Moreover, the lead isotopic composition of soil and sediment samples collected at the studied mining areas is close to that determined in the mining tailings from the same areas, suggesting that the unusual high content of lead in these samples is derived from mining activities rather than from other lead sources.     

Sediment records of Sb and Pb stable isotopic ratios in Lake Qinghai

A sediment core in Lake Qinghai in northwest China was collected in 2006. ¹³⁷Cs and ²¹⁰Pb activities were analyzed to investigate the chronology of the sediment core. Sb and Pb concentrations, and Pb stable isotopic ratios were analyzed to study the historical atmospheric deposition records and sources of Sb over the past 15 centuries. The Sb concentration was 4.21 ± 1.52 μg/g in the sediments, its vertical distribution of Sb shows three large peaks in the recent two centuries, 1799, 1896 and 1944, coincided with Sb contamination from large wars, respectively. The peak in 1920 responded the large earthquake that happened in northern China, which was not far away from Lake Qinghai. The Sb/Pb ratio, ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb results suggest that Sb and Pb were probably from the ores in South China and coals in North China before 1965, but obviously from uses of leaded gasoline after 1965.     

Lead isotopic compositions of environmental certified reference materials for an inter-laboratory comparison of lead isotope analysis.

Lead isotope ratios, viz. 207Pb/206Pb and 208Pb/206Pb, of the commercially available certified reference materials (CRMs) issued in Japan are presented with an objective to provide a data set, which will be useful for the quality assurance of analytical procedures, instrumental performance and method validation of the laboratories involved in environmental lead isotope ratio analysis. The analytical method used in the present study was inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICPQMS) preceded by acid digestion and with/without chemical separation of lead from the matrix. The precision of the measurements in terms of the relative standard deviation (RSD) of triplicated analyses was 0.19% and 0.14%, for 207Pb/20Pb and 208Pb/206Pb, respectively. The trueness of lead isotope ratio measurements of the present study was tested with a few CRMs, which have been analyzed by other analytical methods and reported in various literature. The lead isotopic ratios of 18 environmental matrix CRMs (including 6 CRMs analyzed for our method validation) are presented and the distribution of their ratios is briefly discussed.     

Isotopic Characterization of Lead in the Scottish Upland Environment

Abstract

Experimental plots have been set up at two Research Stations in upland areas of Scotland with the intention of characterising environmental samples using lead isotopic composition which varies according to the original source of the lead. Thermal ionisation mass spectrometry (TIMS) was used to measure lead isotope ratios with high precision. The ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios in rainwater were in the range from 1.101 to 1.153 over a period of two years at the two sites. Low ratios were associated with the very low ratios found in Britain in petrol additives during that period whereas higher ratios indicated a larger component derived from industrial sources at the Hartwood site. The ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios in the surface (0–2.5 cm) soil from a roadside plot were low (1.1126 and 1.1159 in 1989 and 1990, respectively) but the ratios in surface soils in plots distant from the road were considerably higher. Whereas the lead in roadside soil had a ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratio indicating its source to be predominantly in recent petrol lead, there were significant components from other sources in the soils away from the road. The washing of grass samples resulted in no significant change in the lead isotope ratios. The lead isotope ratios measured in grass samples reflect the isotopic character of current atmospheric inputs but those in surface soil samples are an integrated record of atmospheric deposition over a long period of time. An undisturbed plot under a tree canopy had high concentrations of lead in the surface soil and low ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios. The ratios in fallen leaves on this plot were slightly but significantly lower than those in the grass grown on the plot. It would appear that the tree canopy is effective at scavenging lead carried in the atmosphere.     

Isotopic precision for a lead species (PbEt4) using capillary gas chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma-multicollector mass spectrometry

Precision and accuracy of lead isotope ratios of a volatile lead species (PbEt₄) were determined by coupling a capillary GC to a magnetic sector multicollector ICP-MS. PbEt₄ was prepared by ethylation of a certified lead isotope solution (NIST SRM 981). Coupling was achieved by a transfer line, which allowed simultaneous introduction of a thallium standard solution to correct for mass discrimination. Seven isotopes (²⁰²Hg, ²⁰³Tl, ²⁰⁴Pb, ²⁰⁵Tl, ²⁰⁶Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb, ²⁰⁸Pb) were monitored simultaneously with a transient resolution of 50 ms. Pb isotope ratios for the PbEt₄ peaks were calculated using transient peak integrals of each isotope signal. Absolute detection limits were 20 (²⁰⁴Pb), 0.7 (²⁰⁶Pb), 1 (²⁰⁷Pb) and 0.3 pg (²⁰⁸Pb). Precision was assessed for five replicate injections of PbEt₄ in iso-octane, corresponding to a total amount of 300 pg of Pb. Precision of isotope ratios for ²⁰⁶Pb, ²⁰⁷Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb were better than 0.07% (RSD), with ratios including ²⁰⁴Pb being one order of magnitude worse. Accuracy using mass bias correction via ²⁰³Tl/²⁰⁵Tl ranged from 0.18% for ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb to 0.9% for ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁴Pb.