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Principal Investigator
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

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Dataset ID:99e4ions
Dataset Title:Measurements of Alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfate, and chloride for lake E4 during the summer of 1999 , Arctic LTER 1999.
Investigator 1: 
First Name:Anne
Last Name:Giblin
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Associate Investigators:Neil Bettez, Jennifer Wasik
Keywords:Alkalinity, Cations, Anions, Calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfate, chloride.
Abstract: Measurements of Alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, sulfate, and chloride for lake E4 during the summer of 1999
Contact: Arctic LTER Information Manager
The Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Lab
7 MBL St
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone (508) 289 7496
Email: arc_im@mbl.edu
Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File Name 99e4ions
Beginning Date 5/1/1999
End Date 9/1/1999
Number of Data Records
Other Files to Reference
Availability Status
Quality Control Information
Maintenance Description
Log of Changes: Log of changes: Anion samples were re run in Jan of 1999 on a Dionex DX 20 ion chromatograph and values from the Dionex 2000 were replaced. For Archival Use: DATE RECEIVED: Jan 20, 2000 DATA FILE ENTERED BY: Neil Bettez DATA FILE VALIDATION: Neil Bettez NAME: Neil Bettez DATE: Jan 20, 2000
RESEARCH LOCATION:
Geographic Description Lake E4
Location Bounding Box
West Bounding Coordinate
East Bounding Coordinate
North Bounding Coordinate
South Bounding Coordinate
OR if single point location
Latitude
Longitude
TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied
Methods:

Water samples were collected and filtered through a 25mm GFF glass fiber
filter. Cation samples are stored at 4 C in 60 ml HDPE bottles and are
preserved by acidifying to ~ pH 2 (100 ul Ultrex HCL / 60 ml sample. Anion
samples are stored at 4 C in 30 HDPE bottles.

Alkalinity was measured using a Gran titration (Strum and Morgan, 1984).
Cation samples are run on a Perkin Elmer atomic absorption spectrophotometer.
Chemical interference in flame AAS originates during dissociation of the analyte
in the flame cell forming a compound that volatilizes at a different rate than
the standard. One method of alleviating this type of interference is through
the addition of a releasing agent or protective chelate. A releasing agent is
a metal or salt that forms a more stable compound with the interferent than the
analyte. For calcium analysis the addition of lanthanum, which acts a releasing
agent and reduces interference with the calcium peak from Al, Si, PO43-, and
SO42- is required (Rains, 1984). Lanthanum Chloride (LaCL3 FW 371.38) should be
added to a 1% final concentration to all samples and standards. 10% LaCL3 =
37.13 g / liter. Anions samples were run on a Dionex DX 20 liquid
chromatographer.

Reference Citations: Rains, Theodore, C. 1984. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Water
Analysis, Vol II Edited by Roger A. Minear and Lawrence H. Keith.
Stumm, W. &J. J. Morgan 1981. Aquatic Chemistry , 2nd edition. John Wiley &
Sons, New York, 780 pp.

USEPA, 1974. Methods for Chemical analysis of water and wastes. USEPA
Washington DC.

Sampling Description.

None

Data Table

Variable	Variable descrip.		Precis./Units		Coded	Missing
(Y/N)	Values
Site code	site code						y
Lake		Lake							n
Depth		Depth				meters			n
Date		Date				DD-MMM-YY		n
Alk		Alkalinity			m eqiv/l		n
Ca ++		calcium				uM			n
Mg ++		magnesium			uM			n
Na+		sodium				uM			n
K+		potassium			uM			n
SO-4		sulfate				uM			n
Cl-		cloride				uM			n
(12) CALCULATIONS
Variable		Formula
uM = (ppm x 1000)/molecular weight of element
K+:  39.1g/mol
Na+: 22.99g/mol
Ca++ : 40.08 g/mol
Mg++ : 24.31 g/mol

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