A submersible battery-powered flow injection (FI) sensor for the determination of nitrate in estuarine and coastal waters.

Anthony R.J. David*, Trevor McCormack, Paul J. Worsfold

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Abstract

The design, construction and performance of a remotely deployed submersible flow injection-based nutrient (total oxidized nitrogen) sensor are described. The sensor featured a custom-built microcomputer and a solid-state, flow-through spectrophotometric detector, and the derivatization chemistry was based on in-line copper-cadmium reduction of nitrate to nitrite, and diazotization with N1NED and sulphanilamide. The limit of detection was 0.0014 mg l(-1) NO3-N and the linear range was 0.0014- 0.77 mg l(-1) with a 260 microl sample volume and a 20 mm path length flow cell. Results from submersed deployments in the Tamar estuary and North Sea are also reported.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages0
JournalJ Autom Methods Manag Chem
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

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