Design of an automated flow injection-chemiluminescence instrument incorporating a miniature photomultiplier tube for monitoring picomolar concentrations of iron in seawater

Journal of Automated Methods and Management in Chemistry

Volumn 2005, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Bowie, Andrew R ^a   Achterberg, Eric P ^b   Ussher, Simon ^b   Worsfold, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRONICS; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERISTALTIC PUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 23944466882     PISSN: 14639246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/JAMMC.2005.37     Document Type: Article

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