DEVELOPMENT OF A FIBEROPTIC SENSOR FOR TRACE-METAL DETECTION IN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS

Authors
ERVIN AM EWING KJ LAMONTAGNE RA AGGARWAL ID ROWLEY DA
Citation
Am. Ervin et al., DEVELOPMENT OF A FIBEROPTIC SENSOR FOR TRACE-METAL DETECTION IN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS, Applied optics, 32(22), 1993, pp. 4287-4290
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
32
Issue
22
Year of publication
1993
Pages
4287 - 4290
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1993)32:22<4287:DOAFSF>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The availability and speciation of a number of metals widely dispersed in the aquatic environment intimately affect the biogeochemistry of t he ocean and its inhabitants. Much research has been focused on the de velopment of analytical methodologies to elucidate better the backgrou nd concentrations, variability, and contaminant effects of metal speci es. The purpose of this research is to investigate the viability of a fiber-optic sensor that will be a sensitive and selective probe for tr ace metals in natural waters.