New method for electrical conductivity temperature compensation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 9874-9881

  McCleskey, R Blaine ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE WATERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOTHERMAL WATER; MEASUREMENTS OF; MODE OF TRANSPORT; NATURAL WATER SAMPLES; SAMPLE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

GROUNDWATER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFURIC ACID; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PH; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FACTOR; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84883539771     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402188r     Document Type: Article

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