Table 3

Calibration standards used for breath13CO2 analysis

Working standardCertified material
Type δ13CPDB(‰) Type δ13CPDB(‰)
4.5 SQ−2.673Polyethylene foil−31.83
Linde CO2 −47.41Carbonate−1.45
Air gouze B50–404−42.50Urea−36.46
5% CO2 in N2 +0.445% CO2 in air mix−30.00
Cryo cleaned CO2 −30.62CO2 from Europa−37.22
5% CO2 in N2 −29.1NBS-19+1.87
Breath≅−25.50NBS-20−1.06
CO299.999%−32.1560NBS 18−5.04