title: Applying the silver-tube introduction method for thermal conversion elemental analyses and a new delta(2)H value for NBS 22 oil.
abstract: The delta(2)H(VSMOW-SLAP) value of total hydrogen of the international measurement standard NBS 22 oil was determined by a new method of sealing water in silver tubes for use in a thermal conversion elemental analysis (TC/EA) reduction unit. The isotopic fractionation of water due to evaporation is virtually non-existent in this silver-tube method. A new value for the delta(2)H(VSMOW-SLAP) of NBS 22 oil, calibrated with isotopic reference waters, was determined to be -116.9 +/- 0.8 per thousand (1sigma and n = 31).
authors.affiliation: U.S. Geological Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, USA. tbcoplen@usgs.gov
authors.forename: Tyler B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Coplen
authors.forename: Haiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qi