Code
01D00311
Duration
01 October 2011 → 30 September 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Instrumental methods
- Palaeoclimatology
Keywords
isotopic analysis
boron
multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry
paleoclimate
proxy
Project description
Optimization of the sample pretreatment (chromatographic isolation) and the measurement protocol for the highly precise and accurate determination of the B-10/B-11 isotope ratio via multi-collector ICP-mass spectrometry with sample introduction via nebulization or laser ablation. Use of recent mussel shells of the Scheldt mouth for evaluation and calibration of the B isotope ratio proxy. Use of the proxy for obtaining information on the paleoclimate via analysis of, among other, fossil biogenic carbonates, speleothemes and ice cores.