Abstract
The formaldoxime colorimetric method for manganese, previously utilized for freshwater and seawater samples of large volume, has been modified for the analysis of small volume, iron-rich sediment pore water samples. Using as little as 3 ml of sample and the addition of EDTA to destroy the Fe-formaldoxime interference (at concentrations of 9 μM Mnl−1), a precision of 3% is obtained.
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Burle, E., Kirby-Smith, W.W. Application of formaldoxime colorimetric method for the determination of manganese in the pore water of anoxic estuarine sediments. Estuaries 2, 198–201 (1979). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351736
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