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Re: PE-bottles
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Dear  Zsolt,

>does anybody know if there is a considerable C-isotopic exchange between
>CO2/TDC and the wall of polyethylen bottles? Or put it more straightforward,
>does somebody have any experience using PE-bottles to store water samples
>for isotopic analysis of dissolved carbon species?

You may find that a bigger problem with PE-bottles is gas permeability of
the vessel walls or potentially leakage at the seal. Glass vessels are
inexpensive and avoid the permeability/exchange issue.

Cheers,
Bill

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