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DECONTAMINATION OF FILTERS IN THE C 14 METHOD OF MEASURING MARINE PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Author(s) -
McAllister C. D.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1961.6.4.0447
Subject(s) - human decontamination , contamination , photosynthesis , membrane filter , environmental science , radiochemistry , environmental chemistry , phytoplankton , chemistry , waste management , membrane , biology , ecology , engineering , biochemistry , nutrient , organic chemistry
Accepted procedures for decontaminating membrane filters containing radioactive phytoplankton may result in variable and large losses of activity. Results suggest that errors due to decontamination procedures may exceed those which would result from contamination. It is suggested that correction for contamination be made by subtracting the activity of untreated dark blanks from those of untreated illuminated samples.