An autonomous microfluidic sensor for phosphate: On-site analysis of treated wastewater

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 508-515

  Cleary, John ^a   Slater, Conor ^a   McGraw, Christina ^a,b   Diamond, Dermot ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environment; Microfluidic; Phosphate; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOSPHATES; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACIDIC REAGENT; PORTABLE DEVICE; WASTE STORAGE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 44649157051     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.918259     Document Type: Article

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