Determination of the delta(2H/1H)of Water: RSIL Lab Code 1574
January 15, 2008
Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory (RSIL) lab code 1574 describes a method used to determine the relative hydrogen isotope-ratio delta(2H,1H), abbreviated hereafter as d2H of water. The d2H measurement of water also is a component of the National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) schedules 1142 and 1172. The water is collected unfiltered in a 60-mL glass bottle and capped with a Polyseal cap. In the laboratory, the water sample is equilibrated with gaseous hydrogen using a platinum catalyst (Horita, 1988; Horita and others, 1989; Coplen and others, 1991). The reaction for the exchange of one hydrogen atom is shown in equation 1.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Title | Determination of the delta(2H/1H)of Water: RSIL Lab Code 1574 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm10C1 |
| Authors | Kinga Revesz, Tyler B. Coplen |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series Number | 10-C1 |
| Index ID | tm10C1 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | U.S. Geological Survey |