Abstract
AbstractThe sorption properties of ceramic, aluminium oxide and plastic suction cups in respect to trace metals (Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) were compared in laboratory and field experiments. The sorption effect is determined by the level of the cation exchange capacity of the cup material, the pH‐value of the soil solution, the content of dissolved organic carbon, the sampling rate and the sampled volume. Sorption was generally negligible only in case of cobalt, manganese and nickel. At low pH‐values no retention of trace metals occurred with the exception of lead in the aluminium oxide and the ceramic cups. At pH‐values of about 8 cadmium and zinc were strongly sorbed only by aluminium oxide and ceramic cups whereas beryllium, copper and lead were markedly sorbed at this pH‐range by all cup types. These results are only valid for the boundary conditions used. Whenever a suction cup's suitability is in doubt it should be tested after a conditioning procedure using realistic boundary conditions.
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