We have developed sampling methods and an analytical system to determine the concentration of dissolved organic C (DOC) in marine pore waters. Our analytical approach is a modification of recently developed high-temperature, Pt-catalyzed oxidation methods; it uses chromatographic trapping of the DOC-derived CO2, followed by reduction to CH4 and flame ionization detection. Sampling experiments with nearshore sediments indicate that pore-water separation by whole-core squeezing causes artificially elevated DOC concentrations, while pore-water recovery by sectioning and centrifugation does not appear to introduce DOC artifacts. Results from a set of northwestern Atlantic continental slope cores suggest that net DOC production accounts for >50% of the organic C that is recycled at the sediment-water interface.
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UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG, DIV MARINE RES, LA JOLLA, CA 92093 USAUNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG, DIV MARINE RES, LA JOLLA, CA 92093 USA
KEPKAY, PE
WELLS, ML
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UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG, DIV MARINE RES, LA JOLLA, CA 92093 USAUNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG, DIV MARINE RES, LA JOLLA, CA 92093 USA