Measurement of organic nitrogen and phosphorus fractions at very low concentrations in wastewater effluents
The purpose of this study was to develop simple, accurate, and inexpensive measurement protocols for dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and dissolved non-reactive phosphorus (DNRP) at low levels in wastewater effluents. Two protocols are presented--one to measure DON exclusively, and the other to meas...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. - 1998. - 83(2011), 8 vom: 08. Aug., Seite 675-83 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2011
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation |
| Schlagworte: | Evaluation Study Journal Article Nitrates Potassium Compounds Rosaniline Dyes Sulfates Water Pollutants, Chemical malachite green 12058M7ORO Phosphorus mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | The purpose of this study was to develop simple, accurate, and inexpensive measurement protocols for dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and dissolved non-reactive phosphorus (DNRP) at low levels in wastewater effluents. Two protocols are presented--one to measure DON exclusively, and the other to measure DON and DNRP simultaneously. Currently, DON and DNRP are calculated indirectly by subtracting the dissolved inorganic fractions from the total dissolved concentration, resulting in significant errors. To increase the accuracy of DON measurements, effluent sample pretreatment using ion exchange to remove nitrate was applied. Spectrometric methods were selected to measure the inorganic fractions-the second derivative UV spectroscopy method for nitrate, and the malachite green method for orthophosphate. These methods, combined with the optimized persulfate digestion of the samples, can be used to measure total dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus accurately. The measurement ranges attained were 0.05 to 3 mg N/L for DON and 0.01 to 0.5 mg P/L for DNRP |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 26.09.2011 Date Revised 10.12.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1554-7531 |