Comparison of portable nephelometric turbidimeters on natural waters and effluents

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 485-492

  Barter, Paul J ^a   Deas, Toni ^a  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nephelometry; Turbidity; Water clarity

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; STREAMWATER; TURBIDITY;

EID: 0347660471     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517183     Document Type: Article

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