ISSN:
1432-1793
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A reliable and sensitive technique for the rapid determination of ammonia in seawater is described. The procedure is based on the conversion of NH 4 + in seawater to NH3 and the subsequent diffusion of NH3 across a hydrophobic membrane using flow-injection analysis. Sixty determinations can be made per hour on a flowing stream of seawater or discrete samples. The lower limit of detection is 0.05 μM. Results of two applications that demonstrate the potential of this technique are presented, a laboratory excretion experiment employing the crabPachygrapsus crassipes, and small-scale vertical mapping of ammonia in the ocean.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00569445