114556
Cell Test
Measuring 0.10 – 3.00 mg/l NO
3
-N
range: 0.4 – 13.3 mg/l NO
3
Expression of results also possible in mmol/l.
Nitrate
in seawater
Place the cell into the
cell compartment. Align
the mark on the cell with
that on the photometer.
Add 1 level blue micro-
spoon of NO
3
-1K, imme-
diately close the cell
tightly with the screw cap.
Caution, foams strongly
(eye protection,
protective
gloves)!
Pipette 2.0 ml of the
sample into a reaction
cell, do not mix.
Reaction time:
30 minutes
Shake the cell vigor-
ously for 5 seconds
to dissolve the solid sub-
stance.
Release 06/2014 - Spectroquant
®
UV/VIS Spectrophotometer Pharo 300
Quality assurance:
To check the measurement system (test reagents, meas-
urement device, and handling) w
e recommended to use
Spectroquant
®
CombiCheck 10, Cat.No. 114676, or the
Standard solution for photometric applications, CRM,
Cat.No. 125036 and 125037.
Ready-for-use nitrate standard solution Certipur
®
,
Cat.No. 119811, concentration 1000 mg/l NO
3
–
, can also
be used after diluting accordingly.
To check for sample-dependent effects the use of addition
solutions (e.g. in CombiCheck 10) is highly recommended.