Abstract
Abstract A 1-kDa (1 kDa = 1000 daltons) Osmonics spiral-wound cross-flow filtration (CFF) membrane has been evaluated for sampling Cd, Cu and Ni in 1-kDa fractions of prefiltered seawater. Size-fractionated samples were collected as part of a CFF intercomparison experiment (Buesseler et al., 1996-this issue) and in the Gulf of Maine. Mass-balance results averaged 93 ± 6% (Cd), 81 ± 19% (Cu), and 99 ± 18% (Ni) for the intercomparison experiment and 56 ± 17% (Cd), 119 ± 38% (Cu), and 91 ± 6% (Ni) for the Gulf of Maine samples. Differences in mass balance between these studies may be related, in part, to removal of sub-μm particles and associated trace metals during prefiltration. An Amicon CFF system showed higher (2–12 ×) colloidal concentrations for Cu and Ni compared to Filtron and Osmonics systems; all CFF systems showed similar Cd, Cu and Ni mass-balance results. A model based on particle impaction with a filter shows the potential for adsorption of sub-μm particles by a 1-kDa Osmonics CFF membrane and conventional (Nuclepore) filters.
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