Spectrophotometric measurements of pH in-situ: Laboratory and field evaluations of instrumental performance

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5036-5044

  Liu, Xuewu ^a   Wang, Zhaohui Aleck ^a   Byrne, Robert H ^a   Kaltenbacher, Eric A ^a   Bernstein, Renate E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CORE WAVEGUIDE (LCW); OPTICAL CELLS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRS; SULFONEPHTHALEIN INDICATOR;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PH EFFECTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

PHTHALEIN;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PH EFFECTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

INSTRUMENTATION; SOLUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SULFUR COMPOUND; WATER; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LABORATORY TEST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PH MEASUREMENT; RIVER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; RIVERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33747501018     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0601843     Document Type: Article

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