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Determination of low phosphate concentrations in seawater by an isobutyl acetate extraction procedure
Author(s) -
CESCON B. S.,
SCARAZZATO P. G.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1973.18.3.0499
Subject(s) - seawater , phosphate , reagent , extraction (chemistry) , chemistry , chromatography , water extraction , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , oceanography , geology
Isobutyl acetate is proposed as an extracting reagent for the determination of low phosphate concentrations in seawater. Since this ester is immiscible with water, its use improves both the accuracy and the ease of the method.