Selective and rapid biosensor integrated into a commercial hand-held instrument for the measurement of ammonium ion in sewage effluent

Analytical Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1657-1667

  Hart, J P ^a   Serban, S ^a,b   Jones, L J ^b   Biddle, N ^c   Pittson, R ^c   Drago, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Applied Enzyme Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium ion; Amperometric biosensor; Screen printed electrode; Sewage effluent

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745074024     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710600713545     Document Type: Conference Paper

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