Research using the Thermo-Finnigan (Neptune) MC-ICP-MS
Dang, D.H., W. Wang, T.M. Gibson, M. Kunzmanne, M.B. Andersen, G.P. Halverson, R.D. Evans. 2022. Authigenic uranium isotopes of late Proterozoic black shale. Chem. Geol. 588:120644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120644
Ogrinc N, H. Hintelmann, J. Kotnik, M. Horvat, N. Pirrone. 2019. Sources of mercury in deep-sea sediments of the Mediterranean Sea as revealed by mercury stable isotopes. Scientific Reports. 9:1-9.
Štrok M, PA Baya, D Dietrich, B Dimock, H Hintelmann. 2019. Mercury speciation and mercury stable isotope composition in sediments from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Sci. Total Environ. 671:655–665.
Ma, L., R.D. Evans, W. Wang, R.B. Georg. 2018. In vivo fractionation of mercury isotopes in tissues of a mammalian carnivore (Neovison vison). Sci. Total Environ. 627:1228-1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.296
Zheng L, R Sun, H Hintelmann, J Zhu, R Wang, JE Sonke. 2018. Mercury stable isotope compositions in magmatic-affected coal deposits: New insights to mercury sources, migration and enrichment. Chemical Geology, 479:86-101.
Baptista-Salazar* C, H Hintelmann and H Biester. 2018. Tracking pollution sources in a mercury mining area – Relationship between Hg species and Hg isotopes. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, DOI: 10.1039/c7em00443e.
Araujo, B., H. Hintelmann, B. Dimock, M.G. Almeida, C.E. Rezende. 2017. Concentrations and isotope ratios of mercury in sediments from shelf and continental slope at Campos Basin near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chemosphere. 178: 42-50.
Araujo, B., H. Hintelmann, B. Dimock, R. de Lima Sobrinho, M. Correa Bernardes, M.G. de Almeida, A.V. Krusche, T. Pessanha Rangel, F. Thompson, C. de Rezende. 2017. Mercury seasonal variability and Hg stable isotopes in sediments from the Amazon floodplain lakes – Brazil. Limnol. Oceanography 63:1134-1145.
Zdanowicz C.M., E.M. Krümmel, A.J. Poulain, E. Yumvihoze, J. Chen, M. Štrok, M. Scheer, H. Hintelmann. 2016. Historical variations of mercury stable isotope ratios in arctic glacier firn and ice cores. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 30: 1324-1347.
Sun, R., H. Hintelmann , Y. Liu, X. Li, B. Dimock. 2016. Two centuries of coral skeletons from the northern South China Sea record mercury emissions from modern Chinese wars. Environ. Sci.Technol. 50: 5481-5488.
Chen J., H. Hintelmann, W. Zheng, X. Feng, H. Cai, Z. Wang, S. Yuan, Z. Wang. 2016. Isotopic evidence for distinct sources of mercury in lake waters and sediments. Chemical Geology. 426: 33--44.
Štrok, M., A.P. Baya, H. Hintelmann. 2015. The mercury isotope composition of Arctic coastal seawater. Comptes Rendus Geoscience. 347: 368--376.
Štrok, M., H. Hintelmann, B. Dimock. 2014. Development of pre-concentration procedure for the determination of Hg isotope ratios in seawater samples. Analytica Chimica Acta. 851: 57--63.
Cooke, C.A., H. Hintelmann, J.J. Ague, R. Burger, H. Biester, J.P. Sachs, D.R. Engstrom. 2013. Use and legacy of mercury in the Andes. Environmental Science & Technology, 47:4181-4188
Zdanowicz, C., E.M. Krümmel, D. Lean, A.J. Poulain, E. Yumvihoze, J. Chen, H. Hintelmann. 2013. Accumulation, storage and release of atmospheric mercury in a glaciated Arctic catchment, Baffin Island, Canada. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 107:316-335
Foucher, D., H. Hintelmann, T.A. Al, K.T. MacQuarrie. 2013. Mercury isotope fractionation in waters and sediments of the Murray Brook mine watershed (New Brunswick, Canada): tracing mercury contamination and transformation. Chemical Geology, 336:87-95
Ma, J., H. Hintelmann, J. Kirk, D. Muir 2013: Mercury concentrations and mercury isotope composition in lake sediment cores from the vicinity of a metal smelting facility in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Chemical Geology, 336:96-102
Chen, J., H. Hintelmann, X. Feng, B. Dimock. 2012. Unusual fractionation of both odd and even mercury isotopes in precipitation from Peterborough, ON, Canada. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 90:33-46
Newman, K. 2012. Effects of the sampling interface in MC-ICP-MS: Relative elemental sensitivities and non-linear mass dependent fractionation of Nd isotopes. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 27:63-70.
Kersten, M., M. Bigalke, W. Wilcke, B. Georg, H. Hintelmann. 2011. Isotopenanalytik zum Herkunftsnachweis von anthropogenen Schwermetallbelastungen in Böden. Bodenschutz, 4:114-118.
Chen, J., H. Hintelmann and B. Dimock. 2010: Chromatographic pre-concentration of Hg from dilute aqueous solutions for isotopic measurement by MC-ICP-MS. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 25:1402-1409.
Feng, X., D. Foucher, H. Hintelmann, H. Yan, T. He and G. Qiu. 2010: Tracing mercury contamination sources in sediments using mercury isotope compositions. Environmental Science & Technology, 44:3363-3368
Zheng, W. and H. Hintelmann. 2010: Nuclear field shift effect in isotope fractionation of mercury during abiotic reduction in the absence of light. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 114:4238–4245
Zheng, W. and H. Hintelmann. 2010: Isotope fractionation of mercury during its photochemical reduction by low-molecular-weight organic compounds. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 114:4246–4253
Zheng, W. and H. Hintelmann. 2009. Mercury isotope fractionation during photoreduction in natural water is controlled by its Hg/DOC ratio. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 73:6704-6715.
Lafont, L., J.E. Sonke, L. Maurice, H. Hintelmann et al. 2009. Anomalous mercury isotopic compositions of fish and human hair in the Bolivian Amazon. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43:8985-899.
Dzurko, M., D. Foucher and H. Hintelmann. 2009. Determination of compound-specific Hg isotope ratios from transient signals using gas chromatography coupled to multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 393:345-355.
Foucher, D., N. Ogrinc and H. Hintelmann. 2009. Tracing mercury contamination from the Idrija mining region (Slovenia) to the Gulf of Trieste using Hg isotope ratio measurements. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43:33-39.
Elwaer, N., H. Hintelmann. 2008: Selective separation of selenium (IV) by thiol cellulose powder and subsequent selenium isotope ratio determination using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom. 23:733-743.
Elwaer, N, H. Hintelmann. 2008. Precise selenium isotope ratios measurement using a multimode sample introduction system (MSIS) coupled with multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS). J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom. 23:1392-1396.
Feng, X., D. Foucher, H. Hintelmann et al. 2008. Mercury isotope ratios of soil and sediment samples collected from contaminated areas in China. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 72:A26.
Hintelmann, H. D. Foucher et al. 2008. Hg isotope fractionation in sediment cores. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 72:A379.
Xie, Q. N. Hassan, H. Hintelmann, R.D. Evans, P.J. Dillon. 2008. Analysis of Sr and Pb isotope rations in wine by MC-ICP-MS. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 72:A10.
Zheng, W., D. Foucher, H. Hintelmann. 2008. Isotope fractionation of Hg during volatilization and photoreduction in freshwater. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 72:A1097.
Elwaer, N., H. Hintelmann 2007: Comparative performance study of different sample introduction techniques for rapid and precise selenium isotope ratio determination using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP/MS). Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 389:1889-1899.
Zheng, W., D. Foucher, H. Hintelmann. 2007. Mercury isotope fractionation during volatilization of Hg(0) from solution into the gas phase. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 22:1097-1104
Foucher, D., H. Hintelmann. 2006. High precision measurement of mercury isotope ratios in sediments using cold- vapor generation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 384:1470-1478
Xie, Q., S. Lu, R.D. Evans, P. Dillon, H. Hintelmann 2005: High precision Hg isotope analysis of environmental samples using gold trap-MC-ICP-MS. J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom. 20:515-522
Hintelmann, H., S. Lu 2003: High precision isotope ratio measurements of mercury isotopes in cinnabar ores using multi-collector ICP/MS. Analyst 128:635-639
Evans, R.D., H. Hintelmann, P.J. Dillon. 2001. Measurement of high precision isotope ratios for mercury from coals using transient signals. J. Anal. Atom. Spectrom.16:1064-1069.