Thanks Ethan - I look forward to receiving the papers.

Just a quick question: did you analyse for d13C-DIC?  If so, what method
did you use?  I've been trying precipitation with barium chloride with
little success.

Regards,
Jessica

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Jessica:

I'll send a couple of related papers.

Grossman, E.L., 2002. Stable carbon isotopes as indicators of
microbial activity in aquifers, in Manual of Environmental
Microbiology, 2nd ed., C.J. Hurst et al., (eds.), American Society
for Microbiology Press, Washington, DC, p. 728-742.

Grossman E.L., Cifuentes, L.A., and Cozzarelli, I.M., 2002. Anaerobic
methane oxidation in a landfill-leachate plume. Environmental Sci.
Technol., v. 36, p. 2436-2442.

Regards,
Ethan

>Dear list members,
>
>I am working on research involving stable isotope applications to
>municipal solid waste landfill leachate, specifically looking at
>d13C-DIC, d15N-NO3- and -NH4+, d34S-SO42-, d18O, and dD.
>
>I would very much like to make contact with other researchers involved
>in similar work, to exchange ideas, tips for methods (especially d15N
>analyses!), etc.  Particularly if anyone knows of landfill isotope
>researchers in New Zealand, that would be great.
>
>Many thanks, and kind regards,
>
>Jessica
>
>Jessica C. North
>Resource Consultant - PhD Candidate
>
>Department of Chemistry
>University of Otago
>PO Box 56, Dunedin
>New Zealand
>Tel 64 3 479 7477
>Mob 021 044 0382
>Fax 64 3 479 7906
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