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Title: Non-invasive monitoring of inorganic species in water

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OSTI ID:153304
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  1. Cranfield Univ., Swindon (United Kingdom). School of Electrical Engineering and Science

Results of the UV absorption properties of nitrate in waters and the effects of potential inorganic and organic species on these properties are presented. The attenuation of the water Raman and Rayleigh back-scattered light of appropriate wavelengths by nitrate distributed along the probed water column is correlated with nitrate concentration. An analysis of the results in terms of an extended source in the water column and integrated absorption (over a certain depth) is presented. The feasibility of using a differential absorption and scattering technique utilizing water Raman and Rayleigh back scattered signals without any optical contact wit cell walls is examined, so that the problem of cell fouling in conventional absorption measurements is avoided.

OSTI ID:
153304
Report Number(s):
CONF-9506232-; ISBN 0-8194-1862-5; TRN: IM9602%%240
Resource Relation:
Conference: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) conference, Munich (Germany), 19-23 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Environmental monitoring and hazardous waste site remediation; Vo-Dinh, T. [ed.] [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)]; Niessner, R. [ed.] [Technische Univ. Muenchen (Germany)]; PB: 613 p.; SPIE Proceedings Volume 2504
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English