A modified analytical method for the shipboard determination of nanomolar concentrations of orthophosphate in seawater

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-449

  Ma, Jian ^a   Yuan, Dongxing ^a   Liang, Ying ^a   Dai, Minhan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Magnesium hydroxide induced coprecipitation; On line solid phase extraction; Orthophosphate; Shipboard

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CALORIMETRY; ETHANOL; MAGNESIUM; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 42649138564     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-008-0037-x     Document Type: Article

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