Lead isotopic ratio determination in cave sediments using triple-quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Török Anamaria Iulia, INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, RO-400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Tănăselia Claudiu, Moldovan Ana, Angyus Bogdan, Levei Erika Andrea, Roman Cecilia, INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, RO-400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, RO-400293, b Technical University, Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering, 103-105 Muncii Boulevard, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Cluj-Napoca, Romania, INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, RO-400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, c Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 11 Arany Janos, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, RO-400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, INCDO-INOE2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, RO-400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2021 Studia Universitatis Babe?-Bolyai Chemia  
Lead isotopic ratio determination is significantly affected by the isobaric interference of mercury ( 204 Hg), thus many studies lack 204 Pb/ 206 Pb values. Removal of 204 Hg from sample is resource consuming, while mathematical correction can be employed if the Hg isotope ratio in the sample is known. Triple quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (TQ-ICP-MS) offers a mechanism for removing the 204 Hg, by pressurizing the reaction cell with ammonia, that reacts with 204 Hg
more » ... ively charged ions rendering them neutral, thus filtering them out and removing them from the ion beam. The Pb isotope ratio determination can be used as "fingerprint" to identify the sources of contamination and environmental pollution. The method developed based on this mechanism was used for Pb isotopic ratio determination in cave sediment samples. Relative standard deviation of this method was between 0.36% -0.59%.
doi:10.24193/subbchem.2021.4.02 fatcat:4q6xzcgu3zaq7jim5mdtsximby