Briefing: Rapid determination of total phosphorus. Issue 4 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ning, Ruihuan; Yamamoto de Oliveira, Cristina Kei; Srinivasan, Asha; De Zetter, Marie; Liao, Ping Huang; Lo, Kwang Victor
• Is Part Of: Journal of environmental engineering and science. Volume 11:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 79
• Page End: 83
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: quality control -- sewage treatment & disposal -- waste management & disposal; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Sanitary engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Canada -- Periodicals; Environnement, Technique de l' -- Périodiques; Technique sanitaire -- Périodiques; Environnement, Technique de l' -- Canada -- Périodiques; Environmental engineering; Sanitary engineering; Canada; Electronic journals; Computer network resources; Periodicals; 628.05
• DOI: 10.1680/jenes.16.00024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1496-2551

Abstract

Abstract : Determination of total phosphorus by using the digestion methods of wet digestion, dry ashing and microwave heating at different temperatures (95 and 120°C) was studied. Microwave digestion of the secondary sludge and dairy manure yielded results comparable to those of the wet digestion method, which is commonly used in the waste water industry. Microwave digestion can be a rapid and reliable digestion method for total phosphorus determination.