Uncertainty of nitrate and sulphate measured by ion chromatography in wastewater samples

• Authors: Brigita Tepuš , Marjana Simonič
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents an evaluation of measurement uncertainty regarding the results of anion (nitrate and sulphate) concentrations in wastewater. Anions were determined by ion chromatography (EN ISO 10304-2, 1996). The major sources of uncertainty regarding the measurements’ results were identified as contributions to linear least - square or weighted regression lines, precision, trueness, storage conditions, and sampling. Determination of anions in wastewater is very important for the purification procedure, especially the amount of nitrate in waste and potable waters. The determined expanded uncertainty was 6.1 % for nitrate anions and 8.3 % for sulphate anions. The difference between measurement uncertainties determined by the two methods, the weighted and linear least - square methods, is negligible. [...]

Keywords

EN

Nitrate; sulphate; measurement uncertainty

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 557-569

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2007

online

20 - 1 - 2007

Contributors

author

Brigita Tepuš

• Komunalno podjetje Ptuj, 2250, Ptuj, Slovenia

author

Marjana Simonič

• Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11532-007-0002-3