| Abstract: | pH is an important and commonly measured parameter of precipitation and other natural waters. The various sources of errors in pH measurement were analyzed and procedures for improving the accuracy and precision of pH measurements in natural waters with conductivities of < 100 uS/cm at 25 C are suggested. Detailed procedures are given for the preparation of dilute sulfuric acid standards to evaluate the performance of pH electrodes in low conductivity waters. A daily check of the pH of dilute sulfuric acid standards and deionized water saturated with a gas mixture of low carbon dioxide at partial pressure (air) prior to the measurement of the pH of low conductivity waters is suggested. (Author ‘s abstract) |
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| ProdID: | 26433 |
| Citation Author: | Busenberg, Eurybiades; Plummer, L. N. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 22 p. :ill. ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 87-4060 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | pH measurement of low-conductivity waters; 1987; WRI; 87-4060; Busenberg, Eurybiades; Plummer, L. N. |
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| Citation Year: | 1987 |
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| Text: | pH measurement of low-conductivity waters; 1987; WRI; 87-4060; Busenberg, Eurybiades; Plummer, L. N. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1987/4060/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1987/4060/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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