Precise method for continuous measurement of fluorescent microspheres during flow

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 317-324

  Goeppert, Nadine ^a,b   Hoetzl, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Column testing; Fluorescent microspheres; Laboratory experiments measurements; Software development; Spectrofluorometry

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUOROMETRY; LABORATORY METHOD; PRECISION; SOFTWARE; SOIL ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 77952859859     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0517-0     Document Type: Article

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