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Phosphate interference in the cadmium reduction analysis of nitrate 1
Author(s) -
Olson Robert J.
Publication year - 1980
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.1980.25.4.0758
Subject(s) - phosphate , reduction (mathematics) , interference (communication) , reagent , cadmium , chemistry , biochemistry , mathematics , computer science , telecommunications , organic chemistry , channel (broadcasting) , geometry
Phosphate at 2.5 µ M may decrease the Cd‐Cu reduction of NO 3 − by 10% and at 25 µ M by 40%. This interference is gradual and reversible, depends on the age of the reductors and reagents, and is difficult to correct for.