Selenium Isotope Studies in Plants - Development and Validation of a Novel Geochemical Tool and its Application to Organic Samples

• Main Author: Banning, Helena (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2017
• Series: Karlsruher mineralogische und geochemische Hefte : Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Angewandte Geowissenschaften
• Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; analytical method validation; Selen in Pflanzen; HG-MC-ICP-MS-Analytik; HG-MC-ICP-MS analytics; Präparation organischer Umweltproben; selenium in plants; organic sample preparation; Stabile Isotope; Validierung analytischer Methodenselenium stable isotopes
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Summary

Selenium (Se), being an essential nutrient and a toxin, enters the food chain mainly via plants. Selenium isotope signatures were proved to be an excellent redox tracer, making it a promising tool for the exploration of the Se cycle in plants. The analytical method is sensitive on organic samples and requires particular preparation methods, which were developed and validated in this study. Plant cultivation setups revealed the applicability of these methods to trace plant internal processes.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (XXV, 223 p. p.)

ISBN

KSP/1000060292
9783731505945

Access

Open Access