Measurement of absorbance and fluorescence as potential alternatives to bod

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 771-776

  Comber, S D W ^a   Gardner, M J ^a   Gunn, A M ^a  

^a WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbance methods; Bioassay; BOD; Fluorescence; Sewage effluent

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLUORESCENCE; RIVERS; SEWAGE;

ABSORBANCE MEASUREMENTS; ABSORBANCES; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS (BOD); FLUORESCENCE DETERMINATION; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS;

EFFLUENTS;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLUORESCENCE; MONITORING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0029744937     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616444     Document Type: Article

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