LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns
Boron isotope (δ11B) analysis using bulk foraminifera samples is a widely used method to reconstruct paleo sea water pH conditions. Although, these analyses exhibit high analytical precision, short term information is lost due to the pooling of tests with distinct and diverse boron isotope signature...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:525908 2023-05-15T18:00:38+02:00 LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns Mayk, Dennis Fietzke, Jan Anagnostou, Eleni Paytan, Adina 2020-01-05 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525908/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009254119304802 unknown Elsevier Mayk, Dennis orcid:0000-0002-5017-1495 Fietzke, Jan; Anagnostou, Eleni; Paytan, Adina. 2020 LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns. Chemical Geology, 531, 119351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119351 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119351> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119351 2023-02-04T19:49:39Z Boron isotope (δ11B) analysis using bulk foraminifera samples is a widely used method to reconstruct paleo sea water pH conditions. Although, these analyses exhibit high analytical precision, short term information is lost due to the pooling of tests with distinct and diverse boron isotope signatures resulting in average values for the time interval encompassed in the sample. Here we present and assess the analysis of δ11B of individual foraminifera by means of Laser Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) to obtain seasonal variability patterns and to test the limits of precision of LA-MC-ICP-MS on the planktonic foraminifera Orbulina universa. The results show that relative seasonal differences (of ∼11‰) can be captured from either uncleaned or cleaned individual O. universa tests with an average precision of ±2.9‰ (2 SE). The δ11B variability among foraminifera representing the same season is on average 7.4‰ (2 SD) irrespective of cleaning state. With our approach, analyses on oxidatively cleaned O. universa do not require the use of a matrix matched standard to obtain B isotope values in the range of those expected for solution multi-specimen analyses. Our results are useful for considering the potential spread caused by foraminifera vital effects and for obtaining information of seasonal ranges of pH and possible bias related to seasonality hidden within conventional solution based δ11B analyses. Article in Journal/Newspaper Planktonic foraminifera Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Chemical Geology 531 119351 |
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Boron isotope (δ11B) analysis using bulk foraminifera samples is a widely used method to reconstruct paleo sea water pH conditions. Although, these analyses exhibit high analytical precision, short term information is lost due to the pooling of tests with distinct and diverse boron isotope signatures resulting in average values for the time interval encompassed in the sample. Here we present and assess the analysis of δ11B of individual foraminifera by means of Laser Ablation Multi-Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-MS) to obtain seasonal variability patterns and to test the limits of precision of LA-MC-ICP-MS on the planktonic foraminifera Orbulina universa. The results show that relative seasonal differences (of ∼11‰) can be captured from either uncleaned or cleaned individual O. universa tests with an average precision of ±2.9‰ (2 SE). The δ11B variability among foraminifera representing the same season is on average 7.4‰ (2 SD) irrespective of cleaning state. With our approach, analyses on oxidatively cleaned O. universa do not require the use of a matrix matched standard to obtain B isotope values in the range of those expected for solution multi-specimen analyses. Our results are useful for considering the potential spread caused by foraminifera vital effects and for obtaining information of seasonal ranges of pH and possible bias related to seasonality hidden within conventional solution based δ11B analyses. |
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Mayk, Dennis Fietzke, Jan Anagnostou, Eleni Paytan, Adina |
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Mayk, Dennis Fietzke, Jan Anagnostou, Eleni Paytan, Adina LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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Mayk, Dennis Fietzke, Jan Anagnostou, Eleni Paytan, Adina |
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Mayk, Dennis |
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LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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la-mc-icp-ms study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: a novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns |
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Mayk, Dennis orcid:0000-0002-5017-1495 Fietzke, Jan; Anagnostou, Eleni; Paytan, Adina. 2020 LA-MC-ICP-MS study of boron isotopes in individual planktonic foraminifera: A novel approach to obtain seasonal variability patterns. Chemical Geology, 531, 119351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119351 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2019.119351> |
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