Delayed Sample Filtration and Storage Effects on Dissolved Nutrients Measured in Agricultural Runoff

Lentz, R.D.

doi:10.1080/00103624.2013.829849

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“…Processes like adsorption and immobilization may have converted some portion of the orthophosphate into particulate forms, which would have been removed by the filtering process and caused a decrease in concentrations. Similar to the nitrate-N findings, the consistent decrease in orthophosphate concentrations is in contrast to other findings where orthophosphate concentrations increased by as much as 1.8-fold when samples were left unfiltered for 10-days [4].…”

Section: Orthophosphate Resultssupporting

confidence: 86%

“…All time points, except Day 2 and Day 14, showed a decrease in concentration for the stream water. The tendency of concentrations to decrease with the filtration method is in contrast to other studies, where nitrate-N concentrations increased by as much as 3.7-fold when samples went unfiltered for 10 days [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is often only a short period of time before concentrations within the sample begin to change. For example, in a study where water samples were not filtered immediately after collection (10-day delay) and then stored in refrigerated conditions for 107 days, both nitrate-N and orthophosphate showed significant increases, by as much as a 3.7-fold increase for nitrate-N and a 1.8-fold increase for orthophosphate [4].…”

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Evaluation of Sodium Omadine for Short-Term Preservation of Nitrate-N and Orthophosphate in Water Samples

2019

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Maintaining nitrate-N and orthophosphate (dissolved reactive phosphorus) concentrations in a water sample over time is critical for water quality research. This study investigated the ability of current preservation methods to maintain nitrate-N and orthophosphate concentrations in environmental water samples over a period of up to 14 days. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) currently recommends adding sulfuric acid for nitrate-N and filtering the water sample at the time of collection for orthophosphate. This study compared these recommended methods to baseline control concentrations in subsurface tile drainage water, pond water, and stream water. In addition, sodium omadine was tested as a potential alternative preservative. Across the three sources of water tested, sulfuric acid was the most reliable preservation method for both nitrate-N and orthophosphate, with percent changes from the baseline concentrations on Day 14 ranging from 2.30–3.27% for nitrate-N and 1.94–8.48% for orthophosphate. The control samples also maintained the baseline concentrations quite well, with percent changes on Day 14 ranging from 0.09–6.68% for nitrate-N and 2.63–11.87% for orthophosphate. When sodium omadine was added to the water samples, the nitrate-N concentrations had percent changes of 0.13–6.10% from the baseline concentration on Day 14. In contrast, sodium omadine was less effective for maintaining orthophosphate concentrations, with percent changes of 8.86–13.06% from the baseline concentration on Day 14. However, there were no significantly different orthophosphate concentrations when sodium omadine was added to stream water, showing a promising alternative for this scenario. Depending on the objective, researchers may need to consider the source water and length of storage of water samples to determine what, if any, preservative is necessary.

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Section: Orthophosphate Resultssupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Nutrient Concentrations From Preserved Samplescontrasting

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