The nature and magnitude of experimental errors due to ⁶⁵Zn
adsorption by inorganic surfaces was examined in a laboratory system
designed to measure ⁶⁵Zn uptake by marine phytoplankton. In the pH
range, 6.3±.1 to 7.5±.1, a precipitate formed in the algal nutrient
medium selected for the system. To this seawater-base...
A liquid-extraction procedure for the concentration of zinc in
sea water was developed. The metal ion in sea water was chelated
with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate and extracted into an organic
solvent, methylisobutylketone, at the normal pH of sea water. A
back-extraction into HCl followed, providing a concentration of 30X
for the...