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Heather Brooks wrote a new post 9 years, 11 months ago
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, along with the EPA, NOAA, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and USGS, yesterday announced the launch of the Nutrient Sensor Ch […]
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Seems like quite a challenge looking for Nitrates and Phosphates – possibly using Raman Spectroscopy.
Possibly tickle with a UV laser for
NO3/Nitrate excited by UV 204nm – resonance output 1104nm
http://www.pitt.edu/~asher/homepage/spec_pdf/UV%20Resonance%20Raman%20Spectroscopic%20Detection%20of%20Nitrate.pdf
I wonder if anybody else is thinking about this?
The UV laser seems to be the biggest challange in a small package, the spectroscope could be doable, and of course the package needs to cope with possible biofouling.
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Seems like quite a challenge looking for Nitrates and Phosphates – possibly using Raman Spectroscopy.
Possibly tickle with a UV laser for
NO3/Nitrate excited by UV 204nm – resonance output 1104nm
http://bit.ly/1B7QvUg
I wonder if anybody else is thinking about this?
The UV laser seems to be the biggest challange in a small package, the spectroscope could be doable, and of course the package needs to cope with possible biofouling.