OXYGEN LEAKAGE DURING RESPIROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS - A CAUTION ON THE USE OF PTFE TAPE

Authors
BARBEAU DS ELLIS TG GRADY CPL
Citation
Ds. Barbeau et al., OXYGEN LEAKAGE DURING RESPIROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS - A CAUTION ON THE USE OF PTFE TAPE, Water research, 29(4), 1995, pp. 1211-1212
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil","Environmental Sciences","Water Resources
Journal title
Water research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00431354
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1211 - 1212
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-1354(1995)29:4<1211:OLDRM->2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Oxygen leakage occurred during studies using respirometers that were s upposed to be sealed. The leakage occurred around rubber stoppers inse rted through the wall of the respirometric vessel and was caused by PT FE tape that was wrapped around the stoppers. Rewrapping the stoppers so that the tape did not extend between the stopper and the glass of t he vessel eliminated the problem.