title: Portable flow-injection analyzer for nitrite and nitrate in natural water.
abstract: A portable flow-injection analyzer with solid-state spectrophotometric detection for the determination of nitrite and nitrate is described. It utilizes the Griess-Saltzman reaction. The instrument comprises a two-channel peristaltic pump, two six-port injection valves and a mini cadmium column between them. The sample loops were connected serially. The detection limits of the method were less than 7 microg l(-1) for NO2- and 10 microg l(-1) for NO3-.
authors.affiliation: Marine Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2-2-2 Hiro-suehiro, Kure 737-0197, Japan. s-hirata@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Shizuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: Sathrugnan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karthikeyan
authors.forename: Tasuku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kajiya