Dear Bruno,

Thanks for your reply.

Indeed it would be easier to extract with water, and we have those
extractions as well. We just wanted to make a comparison of the different
techniques.

Best regards,

Peter

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Van: Bruno Glaser <[log in to unmask]>
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Datum: donderdag 25 januari 2001 18:49
Onderwerp: Re: [ISOGEOCHEM] 13C analysis on samples with high S-content


>Dear Peter,
>
>I guess you are trying to determine delta 13C in microbial biomass. If this
is
>the case, you should try to extract with water instead of using K2SO4.
>
>Kind regards
>
>Bruno
>
>Dr. Bruno Glaser
>Insitute of Soil Science and Soil Geography
>University of Bayreuth
>D-95440 Bayreuth
>Germany