A PORTABLE BATTERY-POWERED FLOW-INJECTION MONITOR FOR THE IN-SITU ANALYSIS OF NITRATE IN NATURAL-WATERS

被引:13
作者
BLUNDELL, NJ [1 ]
HOPKINS, A [1 ]
WORSFOLD, PJ [1 ]
CASEY, H [1 ]
机构
[1] INST FRESHWATER ECOL,RIVER LAB,WAREHAM BH20 6BB,DORSET,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF AUTOMATIC CHEMISTRY | 1993年 / 15卷 / 05期
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10.1155/S1463924693000215
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The design and performance of a portable, automated flow injection (FI)-based photometric monitor are described. The system is controlled by an in-house microcomputer system that enables the monitor (including a solid state detector) to operate from a 12 V battery supply. The monitor uses the cadmium reduction/diazotization method to analyse for nitrate with a linear range of 0 to 12 mg l(-1) and a limit of detection of 0.05 mg l(-1) (NO3-N). The hardware and software design, monitor performance and results obtained during unattended operation are presented.
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页码:159 / 166
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