Optimization of dissolved urea measurements in coastal waters with the combination of a single reagent and high temperature

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 249-258

  Alam, Md Shafiul ^a,b   Casareto, Beatriz E ^a   Suzuki, Yoshimi ^a   Sultana, Rumana ^a   Suzuki, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Direct method; Dissolved urea; High precision; High temperature; Manual procedure

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; UREA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84994378363     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: 1573868X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-016-0400-2     Document Type: Article

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