Marine Science Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-15-2016
Keywords
Iron-binding ligands, method intercomparison, voltammetry, chemical speciation, seawater
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00262
Abstract
The organic complexation of dissolved iron (Fe) was determined in depth profile samples collected from GEOTRACES Crossover Station A, the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site, as part of the Dutch and U.S. GEOTRACES North Atlantic programs in June 2010 and November 2011, respectively. The two groups employed distinct competitive ligand exchange-adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (CLE-AdCSV) methods, and resulting ligand concentrations and conditional stability constants from each profile were compared. Excellent agreement was found between the total ligand concentrations determined in June 2010 and the strongest, L1-type, ligand concentrations determined in November 2011. Yet a primary distinction between the datasets was the number of ligand classes observed: A single ligand class was characterized in the June 2010 profile while two ligand classes were observed in the November 2011 profile. To assess the role of differing interpretation approaches in determining final results, analysts exchanged titration data, and accompanying parameters from the profiles for reinterpretation. The reinterpretation exercises highlighted the considerable influence of the sensitivity (S) parameter applied on interpretation results, consistent with recent intercalibration work on interpretation of copper speciation titrations. The potential role of titration data structure, humic-type substances, differing dissolved Fe concentrations, and seasonality are also discussed as possible drivers of the one vs. two ligand class determinations between the two profiles, leading to recommendations for future studies of Fe-binding ligand cycling in the oceans.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Frontiers in Marine Biogeochemistry, v. 3, art. 262
Scholar Commons Citation
Buck, Kristen N.; Gerringa, Loes J. A.; and Rijkenberg, Micha J. A., "An Intercomparison of Dissolved Iron Speciation at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) Site: Results from GEOTRACES Crossover Station A" (2016). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 567.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/567
