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. 1994 Oct;60(10):3887–3889. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.10.3887-3889.1994

Adsorption of Dissolved Organic Matter to the Inorganic Filter Substrate and Its Implications for 14C Uptake Measurements

Helmut Maske 1,*, Ernesto Garcia-Mendoza 1
PMCID: PMC201904  PMID: 16349424

Abstract

Inorganic carbon uptake rates for glass fiber-filtered samples are higher than those for membrane-filtered samples because of adsorption of dissolved organic matter to the filter substrate. Experimentally derived values for adsorption onto filters were as follows (relative units): GF/F filter, 1, quartz filter, 1.1, GF/C filter, 0.6; GN-6 Gelman filter, 0.1; Nuclepore and Poretics filter, 0.0; Anodisc filter, 0.4 to 1.9.

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