A rapid, precise and sensitive method for the determination of total nitrogen in natural waters

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 227-234

  Frankovich, Thomas A ^a,b   Jones, Ronald D ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated analysis; Combustion; Instruments; Nitrogen; Quantitative analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN; SEA WATER;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0032051980     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00100-X     Document Type: Article

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